Non-Objective Paintings

I am captivated by irregular, random relationships and how they shape everyday life. Rather than filtering out unrelated visual information, I embrace it—transforming the unexpected into paintings.

​Each of my works begins with a small-scale study, where composition and color choices are determined. These studies are created using collage—a playful, intuitive process that mirrors the unpredictability of life. Collage produces unexpected visual relationships that cannot be preplanned. Because I allow these surprises to guide my work, each painting stands alone. I seldom work in series or create variations on a single idea.

​The forms in my paintings are often drawn subconsciously from the world around me or from earlier works. While they may suggest familiarity, they are not meant to be representational. My aim is not to depict reality, but to create paintings that exist as objects in their own right.

​I use a hard-edge painting style with vivid, saturated color, typically on PVC panels. My work explores illusion on a two-dimensional surface. Sometimes, spatial depth is created solely through painted forms; at other times, I introduce cut-out shapes adhered to the surface. Occasionally, I use non-rectangular formats that activate the wall space, making it part of the composition.

​Shape and color are used to build visual tension and ambiguous space—forms that appear one way at first, then shift into something else. I strive to create paintings with dual qualities: an immediate energy that captures the viewer’s attention, and layers of meaning that slowly unfold with time. For me, the true reward lies in discovering the allusive, shifting visual narratives within a single work.

​Ultimately, I hope my paintings encourage viewers to see beyond representation—to experience a painting not as an image of something else, but as a visual structure with its own internal logic and presence.

 

Fashion Influence

Impressed with a very fashionable outfit my granddaughter Dani had put together and was wearing on Thanksgiving, I was motivated to include the world of fashion as subject matter in my paintings. The images are inspired by the female figure and women’s hats, that have been playfully abstracted

 

Stand-Alone Cutouts

The cutouts are made from a sheet of PVC plastic and given bases that allow them to stand and be seen from both sides – an intentional visual challenge between front and back sides. Some of the cut out images are simple, while others are complex. The images are created by both painting and lamination.