Artist Statement
At dawn I have listened to the gurgles at Ledges
Felt the butterflies of Lava
At mile 186, I have touched and climbed the polished and columnar basalt
The river will flow and carve long after I've passed
The salmon will run
Cranes will dance, snails will mate
I'm not sure why I paint
I just do
I get to
Marks and layers are a way of recording, telling a story
Adding and subtracting is a mimic of natural process
Patterns form from routine
Using color and line I make paintings suggestive of many things
What one sees is their own imagination
Whatever I may say about my art today, I might
also delete or change tomorrow,
as tomorrow
offers that possibility of change.
I will most likely continue to explore and
experiment with different mediums and
combinations as they present themselves.
Little is certain, but I do express visually and
appreciate visually,
where words seem to limit or alter the visual
experience I love
