FEATURED SERIES: OCEAN FIELDS
This series of Abstract paintings was all created on location at Point Reyes National Seashore. They are a mediation on sitting and staring at the ocean. I was inspired by the color fields of Mark Rothko, but as I spent time at the ocean, the vibrancy, movement, and ever shifting colors beckoned paintings much more dynamic and energetic.
RECENT WORK
The act of being in a place, connecting and resonating deeply with nature, the earth—this is at the core of my art practice. It is a physical expression of my inward reality connecting with the external forces of nature. I paint outdoors as a meditation. Sometimes I lay multiple canvases on the ground, working on them simultaneously. I move from canvas to canvas—a single stroke here, a single stroke there. It allows me to get my entire body into a painting, and find a state of flow where body, canvas, and landscape become one. I complete my paintings in one session. I resist refining in the studio. I would rather have an honest stroke that emerges from the place it was created than a perfect composition.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Solo exhibits are an opportunity to pull a cohesive series of work together around a theme, seeing a large body of work together on the gallery walls is a rewarding experience. Click here to see some of my most recent solo exhibitions.