Needle in a Haystack

'Needle in a Haystack,' tap image for details.

'Indelicate Balance,' tap image for details.

     What are you seeing? What are you feeling? Once a painting is finished, my presence as the painter is embedded and reflected in the work, but it's fluid, shifting as different viewers, and you,  begin to engage with it in any number of ways. That's the part that can get intimidating.
    It means that a significant part of what completes each of my paintings is unpredictable and maybe surprising. It's you! You play a vital role in completing every one of my paintings. Your interpretation of my work gives you the power to delve into and uncover your own emotions and perspectives. This makes my painting a personal space that exposes aspects of you as you search for meanings and mindset. That's always the gift of art. And what you see and feel and express about any artwork, including mine, gives me a view of you, too.
     When I step back to observe a finished piece, I don’t just see a collection of marks and colors; I see a reflection of the time, experience, movement, and emotion that went into creating it. I see places I've been and where I might be going. And when you stand before my paintings, I hope they speak to you—I hope they become a mirror, revealing something personal, unexpected, and perfectly yours.

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