I am interested in exploring the relationship between color and space with each painting that I make. The action of making a painting is a meditative, personal experience that is translated into a painted object that I hope provokes an emotional experience for the viewer.  To me, color is the medium that molds the tangible space in which we perceive and interact with. Through manipulation of color relationships, a painting may not be limited to the space of the picture plane. As a consequence of the “push pull effect,” a spatial rhythm is established in which blocks of color become energized and colors appear to pulsate forward and backward. In this way, only with the viewer’s active participation does the painted object move, breathe, and become alive.

The process of painting is a highly meditative experience for me. The construction of the painting involves a systematic approach in which colors are repeatedly layered over a geometrically dominated composition. I begin with one color and proceed to choose subsequent colors based off of the original base color. I continue to place one color at a time until the painting appears visually cohesive. In this way, all color choices are rhythmic and intimately related to one another as a reflection of my own emotional expression.