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The focus of my work is luminous color. I paint on paper which I assemble into paintings by composing the panels into groups and adhering them to canvas or board. I work with paintings in series; what I want to make visual happens best when a number of pieces come together unified by a single vision. Recent work integrates traditional painting techniques and imagery enhanced by modern technology.
I arrived gradually at an abstract and minimal format as the most effective way to present the color and paint application which are my primary interests. I employ a variety of media and processes to achieve color that is rich and complex. Acrylic paint and collage are basic, as are, to a lesser degree, pastel, oil pastel, graphite, colored pencil and digital printing. Important aspects of the process are glazing with transparent paint layers and underpainting, both techniques that date from the fifteenth century. A few years ago I started incorporating "found" materials, such as wallpaper and other commercially printed papers into my paintings. Soon after that, I started making my own collage materials which greatly enriched the operation and led me to the variety of materials I use today.
