What inspires me are glimpses of the "Divine Creative Process" or revelations of the
"Divine source of creation". The miraculous processes in nature appear to me as a script
of this Divine Source. To "read" just a word now and then serves to inspire my strivings.
Whether painting from nature or directly with color on canvas or paper, my intent is to
observe and record the "living" process of "evolving" color interactions. While working
in nature the colors in the painting transform as the light changes in the subject. Moods
are created when color is spread around us or over a painted surface. Although I may
strive to capture a particular mood in a painting, the ideal visual experience is one that is
always evolving or seen differently in some way. Transparent or translucent color is my
primary medium. Out of this method/medium layers of color may be created in such a
way that all strokes or "veils" can be seen or traced. Thus, the evolution of the painting is
experienced. I find that this way of working provides more opportunity to create a work
of art that can be seen in more than one way. I try to experience the innate qualities of
each color and how each interacts differently with the others. They all become characters
in the drama of the painting. The movement between colors, as well as the overall
gestures, become an improvisational process almost musical in nature.
The challenge is to feel when this is happening. To see when the colors are "speaking", to
know when a drama is unfolding, a song is being composed, or a mystery is revealed.
There are times when colors need to die into light or darkness, or condense into earth
incarnation. The more lively color interplay is an activity of life and at some point the
movement must come to rest as a completed painting and still have the feeling of
movement and of life continuing.
So I watch and listen for the "singing", painting the song and hope that the music on the
canvas is seen as a continuation of the symphony of color.
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