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My paintings and prints are portraits and biographies of nature. My methods mimic the processes of nature, sometimes loosely and sometimes strictly, to repeatedly reproduce specific plants, plant matter and natural objects. I utilize both organic and mechanical means to incorporate the images observed in nature. Photographing scenes of interest quickly and excessively, I reexamine the images later to discern interesting shapes, forms and patterns. Those simplified images then become the matrix from which the work is based, with repeated imagery creating patterns. Both the positive and the negative spaces are explored, with geometric shapes introduced to provide strength and a framework for the organic shapes. Many of the paintings utilize collage to pull together different images of the same object – drawings, monotypes, intaglios, tissue transfers or stencils. The culmination is a painting of one plant or natural object. Seen through different layers and representations, each work illustrates a complex process of nature.
Portfolios
New Work
Roots and Branches
Paintings
Work on Paper
