Printmaking
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This work is a catalog of my emotional history and quest for spiritual development. The structural elements emerge out of a desire to feel grounded and in control in spite of many life altering events. The agriculture and architecture that live in my memory merge to create a visual language to communicate that which does not exist visually. I take cues of color, atmosphere, space and depth that exist in landscape and translate them to create the innermost canvas of my spiritual discovery.
The oil pieces are painted with a brush and a thin palette knife. Dry brushing is used to blend colors while on the canvas, creating subtle color changes, the first "painting" where the color foundations are built before any mark is placed on the canvas. Hundreds of strokes are then employed to create the smooth, atmospheric surface of the painting. Alternating the texture of the paint adds to the feeling of depth in these pieces.
