Stream-of-Consciousness
Working through a stream of consciousness allows memories, sensations, and symbols to merge. Meaning comes later: an interpretation of self and perception that lives between abstraction, dream, and intuition.
Moon Stare • 16×20 in • acrylic on canvas • 2020
The Guardian • 36×12 in • acrylic on canvas • 2020
Dear Heart • 16×20 in • acrylic on canvas • 2020
Sleep Walker (2016-2019)
Throughout a life shift, I sought refuge in nature, whose energy imprinted my thoughts. The practice of painting in a stream-of-consciousness gave me the opportunity to explore layered memories and emotions without language. Through this process, I found new a space within, and symbolic stories revealed themselves like dreams from a deep sleep.
The Seed • 36×24 in • acrylic on canvas • 2019
Premonition • 36×24 in • acrylic on canvas • 2019
House at the Edge of the World • 36×24 in • acrylic on canvas • 2019 • Private Collection
Leave Me, Find Me • 10×20 in • acrylic on canvas • 2018
Released From Flight without a Fight • 24×18 in • acrylic on canvas • 2016
Catch a Falling Egg and Put It in Your Pocket • 15×30 in • acrylic on canvas • 2016
Internally External • 24×24 in • acrylic on canvas • 2021
Messages From Somewhere Else, Received Some Other Way • 48×24 in • acrylic on canvas • 2017
Holding Ground • 24×24 in • acrylic on canvas • 2017
Forest Floor • 15×30 in • acrylic on canvas • 2017
A Space Remembered as a Place • 30×40 in • acrylic on canvas • 2016
Home Building • 40×16 in • acrylic on canvas • 2016
Imagined Memories (2014-2016)
The technical shift in these works came from a desire to merge with the paint, without precision, planning, or refinement. The goal was just to push paint to see who or what was on the other side.
Starting Over • 40×30 in • acrylic on canvas • 2023
Head in the Clouds • 16×20 in • acrylic on canvas • 2020
Grandma and the Bug Zapper • 24×18 in • acrylic on canvas • 2020
Spaces and Places Before Form (2014-2016)
Oftentimes, introspective emotional states produce sensations that combine with vague shapes and colors in my mind’s eye. Painting satisfies an impulse to explore these unique crossover experiences. The following works were painted with the intention of tuning inward.
Your First Breath • 40×30 in • acrylic on canvas • 2014
She Waited • 48×36 in • acrylic on canvas • 2014
The Tips • 12×36 in • acrylic on canvas • 2016
All works are available unless marked Sold or Private Collection.
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