statement

Working with a reductive/abstractionist view, my interest centers within the use of line and mark-making. Specifically and most importantly an examination of the fundamental idea of simplicity, order, and repetition.

Using a pared down palette, mostly monochromatic, and working in a focused narrow vocabulary, I am attracted to the physicality of the juxtaposition of contrasting marks and lines, the building of layer upon layer, the repeating of a singular unit to make reference to sensory perception of space and volume, while at the same time seeking to invoke a sense of quiet pictorial stillness.

For the last few years I have focused almost entirely on Drawing. I find Drawing to be the most personal form of visual expression. It serves as a channel to exploration and provides a response to that which is a continuance, rather than that which begins and ends. It shines a light and creates a path of discovery and hope for arriving at a greater understanding of the world that fascinates me. From the smallest work on paper to huge wall drawings, the visceral experience is ultimately the same.

Recently I have become very interested in creating works that seem to have a seemingly random system whereby it builds upon itself to such a degree a world into itself. What appears as random, as chance, not planned, has by its nature a real sense of certainty creating order out of chaos.

bio

born: 1952, Norfolk, Virginia

education:

California College of the Arts, BFA/Drawing, 1980

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