My current paintings are meant to foster an interaction between them and the viewer.

Two main motifs are employed to this end.  The first is compositional, analogous to the musical device of using several voices where a series of notes form a pattern.  Another series is often played at the same time.  As more voices are added, the sounds become more complex.  In these paintings lines of different weight, character, and color as well as the brush strokes, areas of color, and shapes are the voices.  Each time one looks at a painting, one will see different combinations of these "voices" and the aesthetic experience will vary.

The second motif in contrast to the first is purely cognitive and psychological. Hidden in the many paintings are various beings, beasts, and half-imagined
creatures emerging from dreams of the viewer and the painter.  Some of these are outlined for emphasis, though most are not.

In many of my paintings both motifs are utilized.  Accidental color bleeding and sedimentation are encouraged.  The paintings, during their creation, are like a tennis game.  A move is made and the situation changes and a reply is called for.  The process is then repeated.  Unlike in tennis, however, the trick is to know when to stop.

December, 2017