"new work" series; 2019

"suspension-spirit-space" series; 2011-2012

"suspension-spirit-space" series; 2010

“landscape” series

paintings

i have been painting one way or another for over 20 years and have always loved the element of exploration the best about the process of painting.....started in realism and moved to abstraction.....this new direction came about from my intrigue with abstract expressionist artist cy twomly.....and most recently joan mitchell.....taking painting to a more minimalistic place.....focusing on my feelings and emotional reaction to the paint and the movement of the palette knife as a mark maker.....pulling the paint up and down through a grid like motion with my knife.....it felt very theraputic to just minimize myself to that process and see what comes out.....leaving my mind in the background rather then trying to control the outcome.....