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Daisies, 2008,
Acrylic on Canvas,
30" x 30"
Blackberry Winter, 2008
Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 30"
Upon Receiving an Unusual Shell, 2008
Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 30"
Black Magnolia, 2007
Acrylic on Canvas
58 x 46
Fuchsias, 2007
Acrylic on Canvas
60” x 40”
Fragrance of an Invisible Flower, 2008
Acrylic on Canvas, 22" x 22"
My paintings exist on the ever shifting and ambiguous border between abstraction and representation. I paint intuitively. The finished painting is never easily resolved but reveals itself in layers over time. Through a series of intimate interactions and reflections, I attempt to make the idea of the painting and the paint inseparable. I believe in painting’s imaginative powers, its ability to be both paint and image and yet more than the combination of the two. Paint is liquid, sensual and unpredictable. My art is the result of my continual desire to draw near to the sensory aspect of the flowers and landscapes that speak so deeply to me.
Once I feel connected to a subject, I paint quickly and spontaneously using calligraphic marks, allowing my unconscious to guide my gestures, reacting to the moment and evaluating later. Out of this process arises a pictorial ambiguity where perception and metaphor are in tension. Flowers provide the ideal vessels for this exploration; they are loaded with centuries of historical, mythological and poetic references as well as scientific, medicinal and social uses. They tease us with their beauty and humble us with their complexity.
My sources are from the rural Georgia landscape of my youth, memories of my parent’s deep religious faith as well as their love of nature. I collect images to use as departure points for my work; these images also serve as anchors to the representational world and fuel for my internal dialog. These images include 19th century botanical etchings, seed catalogs from the 30s, museum post cards as well as my own photographs.
I believe in the possibilities of achieving spiritual content through the compelling metaphors of flowers and landscape. Spirituality addresses the deepest part of what we cannot know. I see no contradiction in leaving questions unanswered in my art, faithfully recording what I see and feel without knowing what the image means. I strive to make my paintings speak of something singular, easy to understand yet enigmatic.
BIO
Born May 6, 1959
EDUCATION:
University of Texas, Austin Texas – MFA 1985
University of Georgia, Athens Georgia - BFA 1982
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2006:
James Paulk Gallery, New York, NY
2004:
Sam Seawright, James Paulk Gallery, New York, NY
2002:
Botanicals, Belvedere, Atlanta, Georgia, curated by Julia-Carr Baylor
The Atlanta/ New York Connection: Atlanta Artists Living in New York City, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, curated by Marianne B. Lambert
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