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My study of philosophy, literature, poetry, and religion has informed
my painting and drawings, particularly when these ways of understanding
the world preserve and enhance what is most human about us. I use metaphors
to symbolize, explore, and express the power of universal creative forces
that both ennoble us and reveal a deeper human existence often lost to
us. I believe that, although we are part of a universal creation that
provides us with spiritual qualities, these qualities often disappear
beneath the majestic buildings and powerful machines we have made for
ourselves.
Fortunately, we can find our humanity because disappearance flows into
discovery and creativity leads to revelation. These ideas are found in
the images and shapes of my work, often appearing from the chaos of the
lines, much like the work of ancient Chinese artists who said the hand
follows the brush. The fluidity of my art connects the completion of a
particular work with the beginning of another providing the freedom necessary
to continue to search for the humanity we have hidden from ourselves.
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