Each painting is carefully drawn and painted. The elements of chance come into play as colors and shapes are laid against each other. Each color applied affects every other color. Every line drawn influences what will come next.
I paint directly onto watercolor paper using the largest and best brush I can, depending on what is being painted. A good brush will hold a lot of paint and form a good point.
The collages are constructed of cut pieces of watercolor paper. I use pencil, ink and water–soluble materials to get what I am looking for on each piece. The cut pieces are glued onto my paper canvas.
The shapes I use are figurative and abstract. While I am telling you a story using these many shapes, I am also telling one to myself. I am in no hurry to finish. Each piece takes its own time for me to think through. I assemble, redraw and repaint.
