It may seem contrary to paint when there are so many possibilities to create with technology –but that’s what makes painting so important. Through painting I develop a visual language and filter through it those things about the real world that nobody seems to be paying attention to. In combining perspectives, places, exaggerated colors, and objects, I am pointing out those curious moments in the world that seem normal and banal, but gain significance through a slower read. Through painting I investigate how we move through this world, on ski slopes, at the edge of one’s yard where the fence creates a boundary, the way in which neon lights may (or may not) affect a body of water. The paintings begin with questions. These questions may concern a specific sensation of space, an event, a natural or unnatural phenomena (such as neon lights on the ocean at night) –the painting is a curious and playful investigation of a condition or event that I have seen in reality, which I develop from that original question into a painted reality. It is my goal for the end of the painting to inspire new questions.
Painting is about looking. It is a place where one can think through imagery, gesture, and materiality. The process can reveal itself to the viewer, showing the viewer the order of the painting. Everything is exposed. Even those layers that are hardly visible are still a part of the painted object. Through articulating ways of looking and experiencing my own painting practice as well as the painting and poetry of others, I seek to find a few moments of clarity.