What is the source of the language of form? Nature, mathematics,
physics, divine intelligence, our human compulsion to perceive patterns?
Abstract art speaks the language of form, and can address the nature of form in
a way that is like music. It can be eloquent, delicate, playful, ethereal,
dramatic, passionate, evocative and forceful. All through the manipulation of
form.
My recent acrylics are about the physical properties of the
paint. The process sometimes feels like Im shepherding the paint around the
canvas, working in tandem with it. Working wet into wet with fast drying
acrylics is exhilarating. Watching the material form its little miracles,
finding the beauty in the chaos, and being surprised at the outcome. Each stage
of the painting process is like performing a piece of music; it has a lifespan
within which I can work with the paint itself to reach a conclusion. A
cooperative effort between the materials and myself.
My oils are more cerebral. They're made by building the
paint on an armature-like drawing, combining hard edges with gradations, glazes
and lively brushwork. Compositions are more controlled and colors more
considered. Narratives are suggested in a conscious way. I sometimes
incorporate representational elements, sometimes it's a pure kind of organic
geometric design. It's a quiet, meditative and very personal approach to
painting.
