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Artist Statement |
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My intent is to create rhythmic compositions using innovative color and design, to express |
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| my personal interpretation into a compelling, emotional work of art. In my watercolors, I | |
| strive to express my vision with passion and drama. In pursuit of this goal I have | |
| developed a painting process that |
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| focuses on vibrant color to give my | |
| paintings energy, bold values for | |
| maximum impact, and lush textures | |
| for variety and interest. Rather than | |
| documenting a literal record, I strive to | |
| capture the emotive essence or quality | |
| of light or perhaps a whimsical mood. | |
| My painting method is different than | |
| most watercolorists in that I mix my | |
| pigments directly on the paper rather | |
| than on the palette. While this method | |
| is more risky, it results in lively radiant | |
| color and keeps the painting process | |
| spontaneous. Once I've laid down my | |
| initial color I mix other hues into it right on the paper keeping my brushstrokes loose to | |
| avoid over mixing, letting the colors mix and mingle on their own, to create exciting | |
| luminous combinations while maintaining a bit of their own separate identities. While I | |
| do plan ahead, I try to stay open to what is happening before me on the paper, going | |
| with the flow and letting it determine the direction the painting will take. For maximum | |
| impact I leave out any extraneous detail, push the envelope on color and overemphasize | |
| light and shadow to create a sense of drama and hopefully cause an emotional response | |
| in the viewer. In addition to brushwork, I use many experimental techniques, such as | |
| spraying the watercolor through different filters (lace, cheesecloth, or handmade | |
| stencils) pouring, blowing, or applying the pigments with non-conventional tools (twigs, | |
| rollers, pieces of torn matboard, feathers, sponges, etc.) to produce an interesting | |
| variety of textures and edges. | |
