Artistic Intent
I call myself an experimental aqua media painter. I do so because my approach to the medium is anything but traditional.
My paintings are combinations of layered colors, movements and various textures on traditional watercolor papers and on surfaces such as Yupo and Terra-Skin. I use a variety of materials to create texture: plastic wrap, waxed paper, masking fluid, salt, and spray bottles with water or alcohol. I move the pigment with various tools including brushes, combs, squeegees, and palette knives. Finally, I add lines and marks with ink or graphite.
When I create lines on my work, I engage in a deliberate process of emphasizing the topography of the painting while using inks or graphite. In my work I have always been conscious of creating a dichotomy: soft edge/hard edge; straight mark/curved mark; warm tones/cool tones while using color and line. These paintings are a synopsis of my experimentation and exploration of pigment, texture and lines. There is a story that is woven into the creation of my work. In the end these patterns, symbols and maps will be discovered by the viewer. My intent is for viewer to create an association, or an interpretation of the painting that triggers a narrative all their own.
My paintings are combinations of layered colors, movements and various textures on traditional watercolor papers and on surfaces such as Yupo and Terra-Skin. I use a variety of materials to create texture: plastic wrap, waxed paper, masking fluid, salt, and spray bottles with water or alcohol. I move the pigment with various tools including brushes, combs, squeegees, and palette knives. Finally, I add lines and marks with ink or graphite.
When I create lines on my work, I engage in a deliberate process of emphasizing the topography of the painting while using inks or graphite. In my work I have always been conscious of creating a dichotomy: soft edge/hard edge; straight mark/curved mark; warm tones/cool tones while using color and line. These paintings are a synopsis of my experimentation and exploration of pigment, texture and lines. There is a story that is woven into the creation of my work. In the end these patterns, symbols and maps will be discovered by the viewer. My intent is for viewer to create an association, or an interpretation of the painting that triggers a narrative all their own.