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Painting has always been a compelling force in my life. I started out working in watercolor. Because I spent many years working in this medium, I eventually gained control of this improvisational paint - so much so that my work in watercolor was mistaken for other mediums such as oil and acrylic. For the last several years I have worked in oils. I am very interested in texture and movement. This requires many layers of paint and has the effect of dimension or a kinesthetic quality. People often think my work is textile or mosaic. I think this makes for an exciting viewing experience, a sense of surprise. A woman at an arts festival made a very apt comment which I will never forget. She said, " Your work looks like a cross between Seurat and Grandma Moses". I found this to be a very funny statement, but in a sense it describes my work. An amalgam of pointillism meets naivete, raw art meets fiendish detail, vivid color on a crash course with texture and pattern. |