Over the last few years my paintings have become more abstract and dimensional. The surface is an essential component, made with multiple layers. Heavy texture is something you can see and feel, offering an optical and physical intricacy to which one can relate and respond. The works that include distressed or rusted surfaces refer to the progression of time and how the condition of our surroundings changes things, weathers them, and causes them to deteriorate. This process of deterioration produces areas that I consider intriguing, catching them in the activity of transforming from one entity to another.
Gathering these dimensional components into a cohesive collection is the challenge. Experimentation is critical to arriving at newly successful processes with “mistakes” sometimes being the best thing that can happen. This provides a spontaneity that is unique for me, freeing me to try things that previously would not have been possible with my sculpture.
