| What are your earliest memories related to art? | |
| Being raised in a small, rural town I really wasn’t exposed to art. Yes, I had a water color set and 128 crayola crayons, but, no instruction, encouragement, or time to really pursue or create. | |
| How and when did you start becoming an artist yourself? | |
| In 2022 I began looking into art. I really wasn’t into landscapes, still life, etc., but really liked abstract paintings. From a young age, I was always known as an “experimenter”, so this seemed to be my cup of tea. | |
| What was the evolution like toward finding your current voice and visual vocabulary? | |
| I have always been fascinated with anything that has multiple colors, i.e., Christmas lights, etc. Liking multiple colors, I had a life time of progression that led me into acrylic pour painting. I found acrylic pour painting to be very relaxing, a stress reliever, and allowed me to experiment with the multiple colors of which I am so fond. It also thrilled me to see how different colors blend and form new colors. The art that I do allows me to really express my inner feelings and to have a concrete image produced rather than a feeling being here one second and then gone. Hopefully what I do will leave a lasting impression on others. | |
| What is your process like? | |
| I start with a cup of coffee. I sit back and brainstorm and walk through the house to my studio. I select a canvas size for my vision, select my colors, mix the various paints and pour. A new creation is formed. | |
| Is there anything from your artist statement that you wish to expound on, that you normally don’t have the chance to discuss? | |
| No. | |
| What do you try to control in your surfaces, and what do you leave to chance? | |
| I can somewhat control the flow of paint with proper mixing. How the colors I selected spread and flow together is mostly chance. | |
| Where do you see your work going from here? | |
| Hopefully to individuals who will enjoy the vision I created. With more experience, I anticipate creating larger canvases and doing custom work. | |
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