Ode to the abstract expressionist - Franz Kline - born and buried in Wilkes-Barre, Pa - he did large black and white masterpieces. Because he did, I can - and that's how it works.
The Push Pin. I see beauty in the banal. Sometimes I'm not sure why I am pulled toward certain subjects - the push pin - it's bright color and sharp point compels me.
The paper clip holds together that which is loose. My day has 'structures' which help hold me together. Meditation, sketching, running, being with my dog and loved ones, to name a few.
This image came from an old photograph by Rudolf Kopppitz (1884-1936) Motion Study. It inspired the large paintings that will be shown at Marquis in Scranton often times many graphite works precede my paintings. I do a drawing a day - I love it.
The conch shell appears a lot in Sublimity 45 - someone once told me 'you have to make your obsessions work for you' and these shells sort of haunt me. They have a figurative quality - very feminine and sensual.
The words "I Love You” - feel so good to hear - yet could you ever fully articulate what they mean?
