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"In 1998 I started working on paintings which are vertical in form and fashioned on the totem icon which looks for an identity, my identity, cultural and spiritual. They have changed and evolved over time but remain consistent inthe process that I use, and, in the search for the revealing of the inner meaning of my choice. Color and texture build up and is sometimes taken away, as I work to make relationships between them and the complexities they represent. They look to engage the eye in a journey reflecting time, breath, and abstract relationships. Very often, the passages include color transitions, which are subtle and lyrical in nature.  The work I do in other size formats, are usually done in a series. Each size suggests a different dynamic, which I explore in a variety of ways."