Getting invited to a solo exhibition at Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Gallery back in April was exciting to say the least, and since my show would be scheduled for Sept. 1-Oct 11, we decided on an “Early Fall” theme. David Heustess, of Saratt, was a pleasure to work with and the set-up, lighting, and arrangements were superb. David reports that he received much positive feedback, and the show has been extended through Nov. 8th, though moved to the ACE wing of Sarratt Student Center Building. I hope people will continue coming to see my work in this new space.
The theme “Early Fall” reflects mainly the color palette, as well as the compositions themselves. For these paintings I invite the viewer to see their own dreams. Though my paintings are nominally of minute settings in nature, they are an abstraction of nature. I try to transform reality—biopsies, if you will, that capture a moment. Up close I see details, which upon distancing myself, become decaying leaves, a stick or a frozen pond. These details are forms woven together, crawling, one over another, forms that can separate, move off, little creatures intent on individual activities or forms that ooze together to become creeping masses with only one purpose; forms triggered by my emotions and dreams. I also like to use color to express the feelings I would like to express. So though the color is based on nature I shade them to a more intense version of nature’s palate. This is the basis of my expression. It is determined wholly by my perceptions. My canvass is that which allows vent for this expression.