ARTIST STATEMENT

Rather than focusing on the “finished product,” my works reflects the evolution of an abstract work - the process of getting there. In my recent paintings, the palette knife and oil stick has become more of a drawing tool using bold colors, earthly textures and calligraphic lines. I want the “drawings” to be fast and relaxed which is where the quick strokes appear fluid. Layer upon layer of these sketches, fields of color, followed by erasing and reworking, creates a painting which reveals its history gingerly.

Each work is a step in the direction to an unknown destination. Observation of nature is the starting point of the paintings, but then I must decipher the mysteries of nature and of painting. I start to take apart the scene before my eyes and, in the process rearranging it, I embark on a journey without a map. For me, that is the beauty of abstract work - a constant exploration of ones self. This is reiterated in everyday life as we can discover new things about oneself and the world around us continuously.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.
(A. Einstein)