A Painters Portrait

 In my first year of grammar school I fell out of a tree and broke both of my arms. After a week- long stint in the hospital and convalescing at home I returned to school. Covered in two, cinder-block plaster casts I struggled  to fit behind my desk. 

 As the teacher approached, she asked sarcastically, "Do you think you can write?"

I thought for a moment...  "No...but I can color"  

  Color  is the central component of my art, and it is my desire to create a sense of atmosphere through it's many variations . It brings unity to the painting, and determines the emotion and mood of each piece.  It is important for me to have an experimental attitude. I let the painting dictate the direction, and in many cases, it opens up new possibilities that are often more interesting.  Each work has its own timeline, and its own direction. I have no pre-conceived ideas before putting the brush to the canvas or paper, only techniques I want to try, or practices I want to follow. My goal throughout is to discover something new about the process that will support the evolution of my art.