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After many years painting realistically, I began painting in the abstract in 1997. Struggling against boredom and the comfort of things familiar, abstract painting was both exciting and frightening. Liberation is extremely gratifying and allows the soul to receive the seeds of creativity.
The “Matters of the Heart” series was inspired by NASA photographs of nebulae, supernovas and galaxies. The subject is mostly cosmic in nature, combined with metaphorical conditions and emotions of the heart and other paintings with swirling, ever changing masses which suggest transitions in the universe.
Having grown up near the Gulf of Mexico and always intrigued by the ocean, exploring the oceans of my fantasies, resulted in the series, "Surreal -a-Seas."
Works are rendered in acrylic inks with both controlled and “accidental” blending of vibrant colors. Other works are encaustics or multi-textured mixed media in acrylic.
