ARTIST STATEMENT
The objects I make incorporate thick layers of transparent material that push them into the third-dimension and push the limits between painting and sculpture. My works frequently include iridescent or interference pigments, pumice, acrylic polymers, and resins. In many respects, my studio looks more like an alchemist’s laboratory than it does a traditional studio, with liquids, potions, and powders filling the shelves and experiments dripping or coalescing on the walls and benches. The works juxtapose soft, flows of pigment within geometric shapes. The surfaces swirl, drip, or drift as I allow the materia prima to be acted upon by the laws of nature. Ultimately, I choose which random patterns remain and which to rework. In effect, my objects are experiments in the Hegelian synthesis of opposites; each is an example of controlled chaos. I also strive to create works that are dynamic from a distance but that also have many secrets that are revealed only upon close inspection. I love the bold, aggressive minimalism of the 20th century but I also love the delicate, obsessive detail of the Flemish Renaissance. In my newest works I have tried to create objects that can operate on both levels.
