About

Statement
 
 
I paint abstract landscapes, of places felt, sensed, experienced and desired.  scenes emerge from the melding of my unconscious with nature's forms, forces and mysteries.  Driven to create,, i am compelled to give form and color to what the inner voice dictates.,  I need to make worlds that are dynamic, balanced, mysterious and seductive. - a geology of the body and spirit.  when the deeper parts of myself that have been explored and revealed resonate with the viewer, i feel that i have succeeded in transmitting a life spark

i begin a painting with a web of color and line and proceed to play between chaos and structure., freedom and order  An open body and open mind.  when paintings begin to sing, they are released into the world.  just as life is intricately connected below ground, i see myself as a bridge between each persons' hidden underground and nature's web of life that sustains us all. 

 

 

 

Biography

I have devoted most of my career to clay - beginning as a potter in my teens and expanding into architectural scale vessels, sculpture and ceramic murals.  I founded Terraclay Studio in Santa Monica, California in the 1980’s and have taught ceramics privately and at the community college level.  several years ago I changed my medium from clay to painting in order to find free expression in color, line, and movement where the invisible body is brought forth and given form.  

Education

B.A. Painting, Sculpture & Graphic Arts, UCLA

 

Independent Study:  Esther James, John Mason, William Shumway

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