It became the preferred practice rather than a novelty in self discovery. Armed with this new language, I began by using elements of my old visual reality, using what I knew or was comfortable with and altering these images into non-objective works. I bought old Polaroid land cameras, took photographs and tore them into pieces and re-organized them as starting points for paintings. Finally, I threw away all direct imagery and began working from the memory of experience of my environment. I found this way of working to prove more direct and it allowed the paintings to develop in a more natural way.

My purpose in painting is to capture the essence of my individual experience and create a link to others around me. It is a way of relating ideas, feelings; seizing a moment of rapture and expressing it through visual language for the viewer. My desire is to make connection with the viewer on a level that is pointed towards the universal. The paintings can be summed up as temporary manifestations of a continuing entity.

Artist's Statement

My work has grown out of the practice of figurative painting. I spent numerous years with human figurative and representational painting. As I began to evolve as an artist, what seemed to come through most was my fluid ability to capture the essence of what I saw before me. I began developing form and composition intuitively. The greatest joy for me began to be brought forth by the gesture. From this gesture came the truest form of expression for me.