Call me the next generation of Action Painters! My body of work is
concentrating on representational abstraction and non-objective
pieces. I pour, fling, and drip acrylic paint to create forms. The
dripping and pouring of the paint allows for freedom of control over
every aspect of my materials. I am searching for a connection with
the subconscious, the moment of epiphany where years of study,
inspiration and physical environment culminate. Lines of paint become
volumetric and do not seek to describe objects. Abstraction is, I
feel, the purest form of art, because it comes solely from the spirit
of the painter, not trying to mimic the world around us.
Often I use
the word "manifestation" in the titles, a word that suggests
"revealing"- and that is how the work develops. First, the pouring,
an immediate and largely chaotic process, then the resolution phase,
where the pouring is manipulated to completion. I am an experimental
painter, and find that abstract work is dangerous, compelling and
frightening. It is also liberating, stimulating and glorious. There
are no boundaries. And, as such, the viewer brings to each piece
their own experience and background. This allows the relationship
between the image and its audience to continue in an evolutionary
process that changes over time.
My work has been shown in West Texas through solo and group
exhibitions for several years, drawing critical and artistic acclaim. I have
served on the boards of the El Paso Art Association and the Pastel Society
of El Paso. My support as a member in CASETA (Center for the
Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art), EEPACO (Early El Paso Art
Collectors Organization) and El Paso Museum of Art, Collectors Club are a
way to celebrate and study those artists that have come before.
I have a passionate hope for our community here in El Paso, one that
embraces the future and forward - thinking art of the 21st. Century. Not mere
storytelling or decoration, but something that reaches deeper and ultimately
fulfills our vision of ourselves.
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