MY PROCESS
My paintings are acrylic and mixed media. I build up my work in bold layers of expressive color and marks. I don’t use paint sparingly as I love the expression of thick paint-it makes me feel alive! I use different materials to keep the work exciting and energetic and to create different references. Acrylic means I can work fast. My subject is often the figure as I’m forever fascinated about people’s emotional connection to their world. The layers in my painting intuitively reflect the twists and turns in our lives.Different marks and textures speak of the inspiring, juicy part of ourselves that we cant explain in words.
I challenge myself to find a combination of realism and abstract marks in painting. A painting is finished for me when I find that vivid and sometimes unexpected story of my subject and of myself through the work. References, marks and colors come together in unusual ways. It’s a story that only I can tell and that connects uniquely with the viewer.