In Between Words , 2007 oil on canvas, 60" x 50"	No One Receiving , 2006 oil on canvas, 60" x 50"
Sunflower, 2007 oil on canvas, 60" x 50"	Harborcoat, 2007 oil on canvas, 60" x 50"
Stylus, 2007 oil on canvas, 48 " x 40 "	The Backyard , 2007 oil on canvas, 48" x 40 "
Celebrated Summer, 2006 oil on canvas, 60" x 50"	The Agony of Gagarin , 2007 oil on canvas, 60" x 50"
The Lost Day , 2006 oil on canvas, 30" x 60"
Come From Heaven , 2007 oil on canvas, 56" x 56 "	Weave , 2006 oil on canvas, 20" x 20 "

On Painting: Scraped and Brushed, Pulled and Pushed
My painting is from a series of divergent strategies. One of building - the other of reducing. I do not believe that these approaches are counter-productive, quite the opposite - to continue covering the approaches of others - a purely reductive approach would essentially lead to nothing. (please note: nothing has already been done)

By using the medium as a viscous element, I feel that the; building, tearing down, and rebuilding is the true core of what painting is and should be. The image making that comes from this strategic approach to the true core of painting production will be clear, concise and rational. I would be foolish to believe that the end result would be dull or repetitious.

Approaches to this would be open to many interpretations and styles of image making. Clearly abstract approaches are largely the foremost concern, however figurative art could also be highly impactful. I am currently using a square or rectangle as a "unit" or "element" to the overall image. They (the elements) are clear and rational "building blocks" to develop future forms.

November 2006

Video and digital images as idea generation for my work.
I have also become interested in using outside or chance approaches to help develop further images, to this end I have recently begun experimenting with digital video and photography with a few guidelines to focus my production.

I want to use randomness or chance developments to build the work.
The work will have no narrative or timeline.
It will be made exclusively of color - no photography.
It will be made of altered photographs.
It will be made to work in the 5 X 6 or 3 x 6 unit system I use.
It will work in step with my painting but in the opposite direction.
Since there will be no narrative or timeline, viewers may come and go as they wish - without losing the core aesthetic of the work.

A few examples (in quicktime format):
Panorama (456 K)
Nice and Rough (3.2 Mb)
Mercury to the Moon (496 K)
In The Garden (788 K)