Artist Statement
Living in the Hudson Valley, surrounded by the art of our natural world, I am reminded every day how fragile and temporary everything is. With current climate and political challenges facing all living beings, I am also reminded how interconnected we all are. Making art is an extension of my meditation practice and gives me additional insight into my own true nature. I believe the universal language of art can guide viewers to their inner world and inspire them to new ideas and connections. Perhaps, one brush stroke at a time I can contribute something to our world to influence the changes we all need for our planet to survive and be healthy. A ripple in a pond on this side of the world is felt on the other side.
My purpose in making art is to touch the ineffable, to go beyond words into the deep belly of creativity. It is to meet myself in the wellspring and have a conversation with the viewer, to communicate in a deep and intimate way at first sight, in an instant. I strive only to be in harmony with each line, each splash of color and splatter of ink as it strikes the painting surface, to reveal what is already there.
The experience of making marks gets truly exciting when I resist the impulse to name what I’m seeing take shape and open myself up to the possibility of not knowing, of just seeing and experiencing whatever is in front of me – what it is saying, what it is becoming. To let it do me rather than me do it.
I wish for anyone who stands or sits in front of a piece of art created in my studio this same experience. I don’t want viewers to know or feel what I feel. I want them to know and feel whatever they feel. That is for me the true nature of all art: beauty that is unrepeatable and unnamable.
This project is made possible with funds from Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of New York State Council on the Arts
with support of the office of the Governor and the
NYS Legislature administered by CREATE Council on the Arts
Many thanks to Time & Space Ltd as the OSH 2024 fiscal sponsor and their past partnerships. We could not have done this without your support!
https://timeandspace.org
Open Studio Hudson is grateful to be the recipient of a New York State Council on the Arts 2024 Grant, facilitated by Create Council on the Arts. This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul.
Many thanks to Time & Space Ltd as the OSH 2024 fiscal sponsor and their past partnerships. We could not have done this without your support!
