Artists Statement
I have been painting much of my adult life. There have been interludes dominated by child rearing, furniture making and kitchen remodeling. Nevertheless, it is art work that always returns to the fore to nurture and confuse. I am focused on the process of producing surprises. I never know exactly where the work will take me. The paintings are improvisations containing descriptive images that remain open to the viewers interpretation. They are fantasies that exist in a specific time and place but remain undefined. The images grow organically but have the imprint of manufacture. Every picture tells a story. For me as the artist the painting is what remains on the panel when I decide I am finished. It is a relic of many decisions made. Hopefully for the viewer there is a whole new narrative to be discovered.