Artist Statement
My work is abstract and geometric, yet personal and intuitive, decisions are based on feeling. I use symbols in these paintings to render feeling. The psychological and emotional values of the white circle and black square act as opposite poles of a personal lexicon used to generate meaning.
I see the surface of the painting as a mental dimension open to the searching mind, where the subjective and objective meet. The play of the geometric shapes on the two dimensional plane is an extension of the mind in space. The result is a configuration which represents a particular interior state, or reflection of my self.
Painting for me is a form of self reflection, a means of furthering self knowledge. In the process of painting, daily life and memories filter their way into the work, and the paintings become a record or diary of felt experience. I paint for myself, but I also paint to connect with others through our shared feelings. Through the personal I seek to understand the universal.
December 2009