Watercolor and Ink
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Taking
a Chance |
Golden
Door 14 x 10 Watercolor and sumi |
Organic
Passion 30 x 22 Watercolor and charcoal |
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| Underneath 14 x 20 Watercolor and sumi |
Down
Toward the Soul 30 x 23 Watercolor, charcoal, pastel |
Waiting for the Door to Open - 30 x 23.5 Watercolor, charcoal, pastel, pencil |
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I am perpetually fascinated with ideas that come from the Unconscious. They seem to bubble up and become visible in the form of color, line, and shape interrelationship. It is part of the journey of understanding the Self and this amazing LIFE we are living. The most current abstractions on paper are compositions that reflect this ethereal meaning. As in poetry, interpretation may be very personal. The titles I give the works generally relate to my immediate quirky understanding of the pieces when they are completed, however, there is no reason why the paintings should carry conscious meaning to everyone. Most important is that each piece has visual integrity. These small paintings from 2002 into the present are partly informed by three decades of disciplined brushwork using traditional Asian calligraphy brushes and ink to express emotional and physical response to nature in it's various forms. Also, figure drawing has been very helpful. I think the effort it takes to draw the figure "correctly" gives strength to the hand and eye when painting non-objective works.
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