ARTISTS STATEMENT

I developed into an artist as the separate “lives” of dance and art emerged together. I began at an early age as a dancer, being submerged completely in movement, mental and visual strength, as well as conveying a specific presence.

In my paintings and sculptures I strive to blend together and portray what I once expressed in dance. My canvases come from an unseen source in my mind. It’s almost more of a feeling I get than a specific image that I see. For me, the creative process consists of feeling and emotion, and not just a reliance on what is seen. It consists of textures, colors and forms but it also consists of my mood at the time and my impression of that which I am painting.

I hope my work goes deeper than the obvious shapes that appear. I try to touch upon the energy, movement and sensation that in turn, when viewed can become more personal. I strive to create an experience into a new depth – to rearrange the reality of the figure.

In my sculpting I attempt to use materials that I find around me, organizing these in a way that relates to my knowledge of the human form with its strength and power. To me sculpting is an extension of painting. I feel pushing the edges of painting into sculpture allows me to expand boundaries and in turn sets a free zone for me to redefine the imagery I wish to express.

I set no limits on myself.
I have only begun to dance!