This quote by Arshile Gorky may give insight into my exhibit In the Realm.

“Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot see physically with his eyes… Abstract art enables the artist to perceive beyond the tangible, to extract the infinite out of the finite. It is the emancipation of the mind. It is an exploration into unknown areas.” —Arshile Gorky

I have come to understand that my drive to make art is ignited by my desire to connect. The act of painting (most especially abstractly) connects me to myself, and I often experience the satisfaction of my art connecting to a viewer. I love to hear or read about what thoughts, images and feelings that my work generates in others.

Below is a photo and excerpt from an interview by Miriam Davis, one of the gallery Partners, at my Albion Studio in 2022.

You’ve told me you began with landscapes in pastels. How did you move into abstraction?

"I had been drawing landscapes, and was struggling with a piece, unable to finish it. I consulted my partner, and he said, 'You've lost the life in it.’ I knew how to paint grass and trees, but I’d lost the feeling for it. I decided to take a couple of years off from gallery exhibitions, and as I painted, I moved away from plein air painting to see what would emerge. This is how I became an abstract artist. I may take a color I feel drawn to and cover the blank paper with it. Sometimes I tear up paper or dried paint and collage it on a blank surface to get a form and some texture there, or just to get moving. I see what areas attract me to explore, to add to. I work intuitively. I don’t have a preconceived notion when I start a painting, no frame of reference—it’s a challenging space. If a shape emerges, I may clarify it…or not."

Even when titling my work, I like to leave the door open for people to bring their own interpretation.

I hope you have the time and inclination to enter my realms.