Artist's Statement

I am drawn to mystery and darkness. I strive to play these qualities against a presence of light. In the road theme paintings, the landscapes are the settings of a daily drama. Familiar suburban roadsides stretch beneath overarching skies. The sky, the most beautiful canvas, streams down its hues. The common experience of speeding along the highway becomes a metaphor for living; it conveys a sense of moving towards an impending encounter with the unknown. My process is based on photographs which I appropriate or shoot while driving. I work out the composition through small sketches and manipulations in Photoshop. I apply paint, pigments and mixed media in layers. In watercolors, I alternate washes and dry brushwork while maintaining the highlights of white paper to increase contrast