Luminous Light Painting

The abstract series "Refuge" includes abstract paintings in which color is emphasized and form and surface are de-emphasized. Each piece includes large fields of solid color spread across the canvas and creates a sense of boundlessness. Some of the canvases are multi-layered and thick with paint. Colors are applied in thin layers, creating a luminous feel while looking at the canvas. Working on this series, allowed me the ability to focus on specific colors and how different colors reacted with each other to create specific moods. These colorfield paintings were inspired by sunsets, sunrises and great open plains which I was happily able to experience quite often while living in rural Southern Oregon.