Arboretum Painting

The gift of discovering my passion for painting came into my life seemingly out of the blue. I often wondered what it would be like if I could paint. The wise part of me knew that I would never know unless I tried. One day I decided to try myself at painting. Very soon I realized creating art is my passion, my very much needed outlet. Creating art is a great teacher. I keep learning about myself through this journey. My art brings clarity to what I like and don’t like, what I’m afraid of, what motivates me, what helps me to get out of the rut. My work is primarily abstraction. I like to create images that evoke a reaction, a feeling in me. And since human feelings and emotions are universal, the goal is to conduct them to my viewers. I work with colors, shapes, and lines to orchestrate them in a way that is visually appealing to me. My paintings are usually multilayered, with a rich history lurking beneath the surface. As I add and subtract shapes and lines, the painting evolves and develops its own history. I don’t try to envision the end result, in my process I experiment and search for what I want to say until I feel I got there. For me planning a painting doesn’t lend itself to coming up with work that is authentic, spontaneous, fresh, and alive. I wish for my work to be a visual refuge, a moment of wonder for the viewer.