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Artist Statement:
I find it difficult to be articulate about my work. People rarely ask what it means or what it is about. The ones who like it seem to relate to it on one level or another in their own way. They often have a clearer understanding of a given piece than I may have myself.
I usually start a picture knowing precisely what, if anything, I’m trying to say; but in the process of painting I may follow divergent tangents which present themselves spontaneously so that by the time it’s finished, ideas or feelings are expressed in an open-ended, abstract language.
I like to combine absurd humor with an invented iconography and that when I paint I often think about people’s fear of various natures - ecological, sexual or otherwise- and their wish to destroy them. I prefer not to define a message too plainly in the work, instead inviting the viewer to interpret the pictures as they please and hope that some meaning will seep through and speak to them or at least provide an engaging and compelling viewing experience on a purely visual level.
