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My conversations in color began when I took up residence in the Sunshine State after decades as a New Englander. Like Dorothy (minus the tornado), I crossed a threshold and was at once swept up in a spectrum of bright hues. That pleasant surprise unlatched a gate and has had a profound impact on the art that I now make. colorforms is its evidence. In a world weighted with heavy messaging and exhausted by uncertainty, I am humbled to offer this collection of paintings representing my “reply” to the infinite comments of the coast.
How can I say less, and allow the color to speak for itself? That is the ongoing query I probe as I greet each blank canvas. Distilling down and allowing the process to unfold absent any agenda — that creative process in which we were once so fluent, as children. Pouring my coastal colorscape into timeless and universal geometric forms has evolved into a sort of contemplative practice for me, both creatively and personally. There’s some language, often credited to Aristotle, where it is advised that, “a work of art should imitate the motions of the mind and not an external arrangement of facts.” For me this very approach to channeling my awe of the natural world, that of relying largely on my subconscious to pair vibrancy colors with simple form, has also become a portal for cheer in this weary world.
With so many urgencies stabbing at our culture and competing for our limited attention, my colorforms works are a reminder of the joy, the exhale, and the resilience that can be sourced in communing with color. There is nothing to be solved here. The viewer is invited to simply stand before the work and allow it to serve as a stilling point. Perhaps in those moments, a prompt will be heard — a recall of that childlike sense of wonder, and a spark for new creative expression.
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