Drawings, Collages & Abstracts
Like other artists, I use sketching and drawing as tools to develop compositions and painting ideas, but I also enjoy drawing for its own sake. Painting is exciting; drawing, for me, is soothing. Working through the fine details possible with graphite or ink can, at times, be a meditation.
Sometimes I only want to express colors, textures, or an overall impression that I find in nature. I enjoy making abstracts with torn paper or paint applied with a variety of tools - roller, palette knife, scraps of paper, pieces of thread, and natural objects. This allows me to put together pieces that incorporate the natural tendencies and unpredictability of these materials. The result is sometimes a nice surprise.
Winter Sky
Watercolor & Graphite
Thinking About It
Acrylic 10x10
Caring
Acrylic 12x12
Breaking
Acrylic 10x10
