Whoosh Painting

The unconscious informs my work, both as a psychoanalytic practitioner, and as an artist. It provides a pathway, like a dream, to undiscovered territory. My aim is to communicate something that is authentic, that affects or moves the viewer. Through color, form, and movement, I try to move closer to my inner-self. My art belongs to what was recently called by Laura Haptman, "atemporal painting" when she referred to a 2014-2015 MOMA exhibition. She was describing painting that is an amalgam of previous styles. The historical styles I've attempted to integrate come from the Bauhaus, Abstract Expressionists and ColorField Painters. I represent traditional painting on a two dimensional surface. I am most interested in the traditional elements of painting: Color, shape, texture, and composition.

 As an artist I try to capture my experiences and express them on canvas. Sometimes the experience is an internal space such as dreams and feelings; at other times it is external - landscapes, photographs or people.

 Over time I have come to value an authenticity of expression, staying true to what is evoked within me. My hope is that viewers feel a resonance with their own life experiences.