Artist Statement – 2016
I work with wood like a painter works with oils, creating images of lines, shape and color. But I also carve these "paintings" to create contours and textures which in turn create shadows - some powerful, some subtle. The carving and the "painting" interact and enhance each other to create an effect no painting, sculpture or photograph can provide.
My art grows from my sensibilities but my work is influenced by my total immersion in it. The work absorbs me like rain in Spring soils. Concepts are seeds which grow to express my spirit in my art, the art you see.
I work with wood like a painter works with oils, creating images of lines, shape and color. But I also carve these "paintings" to create contours and textures which in turn create shadows - some powerful, some subtle. The carving and the "painting" interact and enhance each other to create an effect no painting, sculpture or photograph can provide.
My art grows from my sensibilities but my work is influenced by my total immersion in it. The work absorbs me like rain in Spring soils. Concepts are seeds which grow to express my spirit in my art, the art you see.
Everything in my work is solid wood and all colors come from the wood – no stains or dyes are used. The surface is carved, sanded and finished with modified tung oil making the surface easy to clean and maintain like a piece of fine furniture so you can touch it to feel the wood rise and fall under your fingers. My art provides an experience which can't be compared to other media.
You must see my work in person to get the full impact. Let me give you a sense of what I mean.
From across a room, you see lines and shapes as in a painting. But there is more. As you approach, shadows appear creating a new image. Closer, you see the grain of the wood and shadows from subtle textures like ripples on a lake. And the shadows have life. From early morning to late afternoon, they move with the changing angle of sunlight or with changing angles of direct lighting at night. These changing shadows are a dance taking place in my art.
Now you have an idea what makes my art different from anything you have experienced and why it has to been seen in person.
You must see my work in person to get the full impact. Let me give you a sense of what I mean.
From across a room, you see lines and shapes as in a painting. But there is more. As you approach, shadows appear creating a new image. Closer, you see the grain of the wood and shadows from subtle textures like ripples on a lake. And the shadows have life. From early morning to late afternoon, they move with the changing angle of sunlight or with changing angles of direct lighting at night. These changing shadows are a dance taking place in my art.
Now you have an idea what makes my art different from anything you have experienced and why it has to been seen in person.
2016 Upcoming shows:
57th St. Art Fair - Hyde Park in Chicago - June 4th and 5th (I am Newcomer Artist of the Year for this show.)
Old Town Art Fair - Lincoln and Wisconsin Ave - Chicago, IL - Jun 11 to June 12
Artfest Midwest - Des Moines, IA - June 24th to 26th
Ann Arbor Art Fair (The Original) - Ann Arbor, MI - July 21st to 24th
Bellevue Art Museum Art Fair - Bellevue, WA - July 29th to 31st
Spirit of St. Croix - Hudson, WI - Sept. 24 to 25
Shows after that date will be posted later.
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