| My work explores the tension between structure and space, geometry and randomness, to create a sense of place where form and air mingle with each other. The dense atmosphere of the paintings is arrived at through an accumulation of small marks and subtle changes in color and value. These discrete, individual marks, each with a defined edge, work through optical color mixture to create a luminous haze that does not seem hard-edged at all.
The starting point for color choices in my work is often an observed natural phenomenon -- fog playing between tree branches, light peeking through clouds, the darkening sky before a thunderstorm. I am drawn to moments when air feels thick, when space has a presence as real as that of solid objects. The spaces I create in my paintings appear to bend and warp, moving towards and away from the viewer. They resist the tendency of the grid to flatten a surface, instead becoming volumetric illusions. At times, this roundness seems to actually change the shape of the canvas itself, causing a semblance of bulging out along the rectangle's edges. |