Studio at Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN

 

I have worked in this manner since 1979 referring to it as THE EMERGENCE / BURIAL / ... SERIES.
Among the concerns that inform my work are time, origin, growth, change, transcendence and rebirth. The paintings appear to have no beginning or end, referring to the idea of time and all that takes place within it. White is used as the predominant coloring referring to the potential of all possibility. The surface activity ranges from quiet to erupting referring to growth, change and the cycles that take place in time . The process of making the images involves much layering and working of the media. Work on canvas is usually painted with acrylic while work on paper is a combination of paint, oil crayon, oil sticks colored pencils and graphite. The size of the work is between about 8 x 10 inches and 6 x 8 feet. At times words are written in the surface of the paintings such as; DISCIPLINE, SELF, CLARITY, NIGHT / DAY, PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE (a five panel canvass), WINTER / SPRING / SUMMER / FALL (a four panel piece ) and the months of the year; JANUARY / FEBRUARY / MARCH / APRIL and so on (a twelve panel piece ). Both paintings with and without words are part of the same intention as I feel all are ultimately about life and living.