My work, a process of distilling form to essence, is inspired by the energetic rhythms of nature beneath the literal interpretation of things. I use intuitive color, bold mark making, and monumental scale as a vehicle for the voice of the strong feminine to weave nature’s story across time. Multiple layers chronicle that which simultaneously becomes both concretized and elusive; erasures remind us that nothing is permanent, yet everything leaves an impression. The calm, vast, space of the painting allows this story to be retold across generations. Art provides the foundation for critical thinking by allowing us to look deeply within. Here, inner resources can be found that enable us to meet challenges with innovation and creativity. Creativity facilitates our capacity to express inner truth, connecting us with others through an invisible resonance of shared meaning. Throughout history artists have not only recorded and responded to events, they have served to direct, influence, and heal collective cultural wounds. Memory also plays a role in my work, as the tempered nostalgia of my personal myth. Memory reveals itself as the reductive process of scraping, sanding, and removing paint to leave traces of things beneath the surface. Just as trees co-communicate through their root matrices, my paintings resonate on a level that is below the surface. Finally, the physical traces of my movements mark the instant when I danced with the process, and as soon as the dance ends, it becomes recorded history. I invite the viewer to enter uncharted territory, a world where women and elders are revered as holders of our collective intuitive lineage, and listening to one’s intuition is the highest form of prayer.
