My aim is to bring joy and lift the spirit
I’m an abstract artist living in the Northern California, Bay Area. I grew up in the mid-west in Chicago and attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
As an abstract artist I am exploring three simple aspects: line, color and form. I have stacks of ideas in my head needing to be expressed on paper and canvas. My goal here is to share some of those ideas with you.
Line
A line tells us how to follow what’s happening in a piece of work. It shows the path through the work. A line creates the form, direction, tension and articulates how the composition is run. The idea of thick and thin, rigid and playful all these make up the line.
Color
I love to mix color. I can start with a simple red, add one small dot of blue and it becomes something else altogether. Color can change how we as humans actually feel - making color a worthy pursuit to study and master. I love that about color and will continue to play with it for as long as I can.
Form
Form gives the painting its shape. It provides the work a sense of balance, tension and rhythm.