Mixed Media /Abstractions
My earliest and strongest art influences came from the non-representational paintings of the Abstract Expressionists.
Through the years, I have come to find many people are not comfortable with paintings that contain no recognizable images and they will often try to discover or imagine some known forms; which is just fine. But this genre of painting asks more than identifying with familiar things. It calls upon the viewer to reach deep inside and react to the visual on an emotional level. I think it's important to understand that Abstract Expressionist painting is not an art form about nothing. It is about the most basic fiber of the human condition; feelings. Love, hate, joy, desire, sorrow, passion, fear, yearning, anger, elation.
some of my latest paintings include images from the Masters or the written word, a few are abstractions and some are purely non-representational
My work emanates from my emotional being, expressed in a visual language of colors, shapes, movement, and textures.
