The beauty and challenge of working abstractly is that the outcome is never certain. The result is an accumulation of choice, accident and consequence.

I take advantage of this process as on opportunity to create a deeper meaning for my work. 

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The process, an exploration of action and reaction, driven by desire, intention and chance, parallels the journey through life. As such, creating the work is both a reflection and a physical manifestation of the ideas surrounding control, chaos, choice, chance, and acceptance.

 

The natural world, biology and its cycles, are often featured subjects as I grapple with fears of the impermanent and transcendent.  

 

The Act:

Applying the first layer of color begins a meditative process that requires both surrender and control.  As material is added and removed, sanded out and rubbed in, forms are pushed back and pulled forward revealing a dialogue between my physical action, personal choice, and chance. The completed work is a presentation of this conversation

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