My paintings explore space by engaging the subject of architecture. I think of my paintings as structures rather than pictures of something and play with the interaction of disparate mediums and forms. Each work responds to the changing environment around me, for example the view from my studio windows which overlook a skyline once populated by flocks of pigeons, now filled with newly built condos.
I am interested in multivalency. A brush stroke that reveals the gesture of its making can also reference wood grain; a diagrammatical line, scaffolding. Vibrantly colored and tactile, my large paintings layer acrylic, ink, oil, flashe and spray paint to orchestrate paths of movement and mark-making. Matte blue pigment evokes a deep, often nocturnal space.
My approach to painting is improvisational. A painting comes alive for me when I can feel the air in it. Although I am deeply interested in space and the representation of space, painting for me is about discovering an image through a process of painting, painting out and repainting until I arrive at a place which surprises me but I recognize.