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My work explores the stuff of life, the texture of dreams, the elemental forces that merge, mold and morph into ever-changing configurations of form and color. It is a personal representation of the universal, a visual language of symbols that coalesce to evoke the animating energy of the Life Force. I create from an emotive place, working from the imagination with little intellectual forethought as to the end result. I am often surprised and delighted by what emerges from this stream of consciousness approach, this conjuring of archetypes from my private mythology. Richly saturated color electrifies each aspect of Nature and self that materializes in watercolor and oil, on paper and canvas. Certain motifs spontaneously repeat themselves: germinating seeds, dry seedpods, spirals of fire, birds, trees, and animals both fantastic and real. In every instance, the celebration of Nature’s infinite manifestations and wondrous anomalies is the inspiration. Over thirty years of studying, collecting and dealing in tribal and folk-art from around the world has reinforced my deep connection to this animistic worldview and compelled the personal expression of it. It is my hope, that in sharing these perceptions with the viewer, glimpses of the magical in the mundane become more commonplace. And that each will be impelled to look and see and sense the wonder that surrounds us all, no matter where we are. |
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