Statement

My practice addresses the interconnectedness between spiritual and physical dimensions as mediated through human dialogue. Through the outer manipulation of paint and collaborative conversation I’m looking for an inner weight to begin to establish its presence; a weight which does not completely abandon reference to our sensual experience of space/time, yet also points elsewhere.

During this process completeness is found in a spiritual idea or narrative which suggests itself, or a personal history or memory which then consolidates the work as meaningful.

At the same time I look for tension in the suggestiveness of what is seen by the viewer (as if the work is still evolving.) This tension between what is resolved, and yet still being resolved is the source of engagement that I try to achieve. Sometimes this emerges as a shifting middle ground between figuration and abstraction as if the images appear and then dissolve at the frontier between the two. For this reason my painting must become something to the viewer over time, as they engage in their own process of meaning making.