SFT 2008
It is the process that interests me, the transformation from the source to the compositional object. What goes on in between is a fascinating journey, I cannot explain it yet, I do not truly understand any of it. So I rely on my imagination and intuition. There is always a battle between using the imagination to build a story and using it to build a pictorial space. All preconceived ideas; this includes ideas that emerge during the growth of the piece, must be stripped clean to arrive at a true transformation. It is in this process that the final mark can be made.

The space of the physical world is really interesting to me. I use it, study it, and try to understand my perception of it. I gather information from it, its rhythms, colors, textures, its constant state of change, to explore my internal world. Painting is a visual philosophy. It is a way for me to get closer to what I am experiencing and farther away from the clutch of preconceived ideas.