Animals are wonderful and enrich our life and self awareness. Their behavior is a window into our own behavior. What does bliss look like? What is play? What is contentment? Animals help us understand ourselves.
The beauty, shapes, and colors of animals provide me with endless visual puzzles to solve. How can I show an animal’s tentativeness so you can feel it too. How can I make excitement look exciting? What shapes let us see and feel animals playing?
To solve these puzzles I paint in oil on both natural stone and canvas. The stones are archivally treated and provide colors, textures and patterns that I build upon. I’m always searching for the “perfect” stone, one with a strong suggestion, good composition and exciting possibilities.
Canvas and panels have none of the restriction of the stone and allow me to imagine a finished image and then figure out the best steps involved in realizing it.
Welcome to my world...
Exhibitions and Events:
Blue Wing Gallery, Woodland CA
Stones, Canvases and Small Studies
August 5th - September 30th. Click for details
Davis Art Center Studio Tour and Exhibition, Davis CA
Exhibition: Sept 9th - Oct 24th, 2019, Woodland, CA
Reception: On the Second Friday Art Walk, Sept13th, 6 - 9 pm
Studio Tour: October 12th and 13th. Click for details
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