Artist Statement
My work consists of watercolors, oils and mixed media. My medium of choice
for several years has been watercolors. I’ve been experimenting with watercolor/ collagraph
(a form of intaglio print making) and I’m now exploring watercolor collage and oil collage.
I’m utilizing collage to transform the traditional two dimensional painting medium into a three
dimensional visual surface while continuing to paint on flat surfaces.
Although my subject matter may be somewhat representational at times, consisting of traditional landscapes such as
barns set in snow scenes and still lives, several of my current paintings are contemporary abstracts and impressionist
landscapes. In my snow scenes, I like to contrast the warm colors of weathered barn siding with the
cool color variations of snow. I’m a minimalist and do not like to over load my paintings with
excessive details since my objective is to present to the viewer just enough content to capture a
mood or emotion. Several of my paintings convey a peaceful, homelike, intimate realism. My secondary
passion is photography. I’ve been doing photography work for over a decade. Initially my purpose was
to utilize photographs to create paintings (of which I still do) but, photography has opened up my eyes
and mind to additional artistic expressions. I find myself constantly analyzing everything around me
which allows me to create endless possibilities for subject matter.
TAR