This collection of abstract paintings was creating using process driven methods of pouring, scratching, concealing, revealing, and splattering. The works demonstrate no allegiance to any one type of mark making, but borrow from the rich and expansive history of painting. Words carved into wet paint make reference to Twombly, large swaths of pastel colors are reminiscent of Frankenthaler, and thick scribbles reach back to memories of seeing De Kooning for the first time.
I have deconstructed the vocabulary of these artists and reconfigured their gestures to create a new conversation. Neon pinks and vivid shades of teal explode across pastels, allowing the bold pigments to sing. Lines dance along the canvases, leading the observers gaze through shifts of depth and scale. While the works make reference to my predecessors, they do not ask to be fully understood or decoded, but simply experienced.
