Shadow, Series 23 #20 Painting

This large scale work on canvas was created with a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation while in residence at the PLAYA Art and Science Residency in Summer Lake, Oregon. This work ships rolled in a tube. The canvas is El Greco absorbent ground canvas, and the image size is 48x48 inches, with an overall size of 52x52 inches including selvage. ------- My works represent a constant outpouring of singular impressions: clearly isolated images that capture flashes of emotion, changes in perception, or moments of recognition. I give fleeting thoughts as much consideration as monumental ideas: nothing is more important than anything else and every small thing has its place. My process is modeled after the methods of improvisational theater. I make a first mark, then ask myself, “if this is true, what else is true?” I repeat this process with the addition of each new element, using personal experience to shape the final image. Each image represents an isolated narrative, yet all the images together tell a larger story. My accountability for the truth and permanence of this story is an important part of my identity as an artist. This is why I make all my works in sequential series, and never destroy or hide any of them