“When I introduced the frottage process into my work, an obvious surface to ‘rub’ was tree bark and the large pines just outside my studio afforded that. I worked outside with rollers and brushes to begin the first group.”
“Moving into my studio to complete them, I began to add different kinds of grids and textures. The paintings related to my earlier printmaking work and are actually monotypes of sorts.”
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“My paintings have always been abstractions that evolve from both external and internal forces. This body of work makes observations of contemporary society, particularly the ever-present ‘wall of sound’ and information existing in our culture today. Inescapable and invasive, this overload occurs everywhere like a stream of (Un)consciousness. Clutter filters into our consciousness and interrupts our thought-space. Titles like ‘Chatter’, ‘Too Much Information’, and ‘Overload’ explore this theme of an atmosphere that leaves one yearning for silence.”
