Freedom 4 Painting

I’ve always been fascinated by and worked with three-dimensional art. My first memory of creating art was sculpting, drawing, and painting in grade-school classes. I was awed by the dioramas in the Milwaukee Public Museum, my favorite urban playground. Along with creating free-standing and wall-mounted sculptures, much of my work over the next 30 years comprised oil and acrylic paintings with heavy impasto and strong 3D multimedia canvases. I moved to mosaics for about 13 years: water fountains, sculptures, furniture, architectural pieces. I was fascinated with the depth of color, texture and form this tactile medium presents. The materials—fused glass, metals, marble, porcelain tile, natural stone, exotic woods, and more—are infinite, as are the possibilities. In 2013, I began creating my 360° sculptural Illuminations. The abstract paintings are composed with a focus on depth, texture, and details that glow from within. Exploring combinations of paint, sculpting medium, and glazes has forced me to view color, line, form, light, and movement with fresh eyes. To me, abstract art is a manifestation of imagination in its purest, most basic form. It emerges as the visual result of artistic intention. Creativity is a wave of energy, driving me to generate something from within. We need the unparalleled power of art to express our feelings.