Artist Statement

I am an artist intrigued by the creation of two-dimensional imagery.  Most of my artwork is derived at through techniques involving painting, drawing, and printmaking. The landscape imagery depicted emerges from personal exploration and revelation. Observing nature allows me to discover and contemplate the world around me; therefore I spend quite a bit of time on beaches, mountains, and rivers watching. Through creation, I can express a sense of my experience. Subjects for my images are based in the natural world and refer to the integrity of form within an environment. 

My formal interest lies in figure/ground relationships and the visual realization of form.  Equally important is an active 2-dimensional surface that speaks openly of the techniques and media by which it was created. I enjoy engaging in simple processes of mark making, activating a field in which I investigate the exchange between figure and ground.  Within the field, form may emerge, be realized, and return to the field. My subject and process join to convey a sense of energy.