Artist Statement
I Paint the moment when the sound made by a gong stops and silence begins. It is in this moment all things are possible.I paint tha pauses that occur before the decisions are made. These are the moments that alter our lives and shape our paths through time.
My art is about seeing intently. I study the object I wish to paint. Intently looking. I watch the change as they slide around objects from light to shadow. It has taken me years, not only to master the technique of glazing painting.
My color theory of the compliments of opposThen the light reflbut more importantly, to learn how to distinguish the subtle color variations as the light shifts over a form.
I use the technique of glazing to layer colors across each other. When the paint is applied in thin layers it allows the light to penetrate the upper levels to strike thick paint underneath. ects back out of the painting to strike the viewer's eye. The viewer optically blends the colors making them an active participant. This creates for each viewer a moment within the ites is based on a story. A musician was talking to his student,"If you leave a string too lax, it wont play. If you tighten it too tight, it will break." I found truth in this and based my color theory on this philosophy. I use compliments taken to a neutral to creat three dimensional space regardless of the constraints of traditional academic color theory.
Many people compare my works to that of Edward Hopper. However, my work is more inspired by the art of the 17th century painter Jan Vermeer. It is his illumination of the common subject to capture a moment of transitory beauty that inspires me. I use modern materials to free me from the constraints of traditional scale and pallet while remaining true to "The Light". This synthesis has allowed me to create my own technique. Inspiration and technique are the tools that I use in the creation of unique works of art. I hope that my works inspire you as much as I have been inspired.
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Exhibitions
2008 Entice Me, Gallerie M, Manchester, Mo
2007 Solo Show "C" a Light at the Beacon, The Beacon Art Gallery, Decatur, Illinois.
Artist Against Aids 15th Annual Exhibit and Benefit Sale, Champaign, Illinois. Invitatonal.
2006 First Annual Decatur Artist Against Aids Show and Benefit ,The Beacon Art Gallery, Decatur, Illinois. Invitational.
Swope Museum 62nd Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition ,TerreHaute, Indiana. Judging by Patricia Hickson. Juried.
W.S. Broom 12th Annual Art Show, Effingham, Illinois. Judged by Jamie Stewart Kruidenier. Invitational.
Artist Against Aids 14th Annual Exhibition and Benefit Sale, Champaign, Illinois. Invitational.
2005 Loco Gallery, Paducah, Kentucky. Owned and Curated by Lauri Cody. Invitational. Paducah Lowertown Arts Festival, Paducah, Kentucky. Juried.
Gallery 40, Effingham, Illinois. Owned and Curated by Jan VanBokel. Invitational.
2004 College Avenue Collections, Silver City, New Mexico. Owned and Curated by Miriam Cwieka. Invitational.
Elemental Arts, Silver City, New Mexico. Owned and Curated by Vallery Milner. Invitational.
2003 Makanda Spring Fest, Makanda, Illinois. Juried.
2002 Buckminster Fuller Auction, Bucky Foundation, Carbondale, Illinois. Curated by Sarah Smith. Invitational.
Carbondale Arts in Celebration, Carbondale, Illinois. Curated by Nancy Stemper. Invitational.
Vultur Fest, Visions Art Gallery, Makanda, Illinois. Curated by Jan York. Invitational.
Makanda Fest, Hugin and Munin, Makanda, Illinois. Curated by Jackie Tice. Invitational.
Herrin Fest Italiano, Herrin Arts Council, Herrin, Illinois. Invitational.
1996 The Rickard Ziebolt Show, Rickard Ziebolt Foundation, Carbondale, Illinois. Curated by the Southern Illinois University Art Faculty. Juried show.
Undergraduate Art Show, Southern Illinois Museum, Carbondale, Illinois. Curated by Chris Marks. Invitational.
Professional Affiliations
Oil Painters of America(2007)
Effingham Arts Guild(2005)
Illinois Artisan Program(2008)
Education
Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, B.F.A. 1996
Fine Arts, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, Illinois, A. A. 1994
