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About the Artist |
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Spontaneity and chance are important elements in my work. As an avid naturalist, many of my techniques reflect what I find fascinating in nature. Not only patterns, but the way they are formed through erosion and decay. I find many similarities between water-soluble media such as watercolor and acrylic and natural sediments. The pigments used in watercolor have different properties such as weight, staining ability, transparency, and physical weight. Mixing differing amounts of pigments with water on varieties of surfaces creates unique natural patterns one finds in nature.  Consider the patterns made in the sand at the beach, the top dark layer is often charcoal from fires, then sediments carried down from the mountains, with sand underneath. Carved by the waves, rain, and creeks flowing to the ocean. Often sprinkled with crushed shells, rocks and seaweed. Painting to me is more often a journey of exploration and discovery, than a destination, like a walk down the beach. |
Currently I have a studio at the Compound Gallery and Studios at 1167 65th Street in Oakland. We usually have open studios during exhibitions, which is a great time to stop by. You can also send an email to arrange a studio visit and see what I am working on. A San Francisco Bay Area native, I have lived and worked in California, Flagstaff and Sedona Arizona, Farmington New Mexico, and Baltimore Maryland where I obtained a BFA in General Fine Art from the Maryland Institute, College of Art.  |
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