A Harlequin Escapade
May 14 - 30, 2009
Artist Reception: May 14, 6 – 8 pm

While working on a painting over weeks, sometimes months, I am engaged by a paradox: free-fall invention must be met by a careful, sometimes ruthless paring of shapes, forms, patterns. It is not uncommon for an entire painting to disappear.

The finished work may not resemble the original at all, yet is imbued with its history and could not have existed without it.

I am sustained throughout by the surprise of seeing one element come into play as others are suppressed. The process is spontaneous. I have enjoyed a playful approach with these paintings, where I allow my brush to explore the endless possibilities of invention.