Statement
I explore the world and its surroundings through my illustrations. This is a way of seeing, becomes a learning ground for my journey. Frequently I search for visual elements present in the space around me. I look for line and spaces that excite me. My relationship with the elements is arrived at through drawing, photography, and painting. The visual information I gather becomes the foundation of my art. It is my desire to collect and secure segments of every day life. I enjoy art as an extrapolation from my real world, and assist in the process of morphing into the realms of fantasy. Pieces of the childhood I remember are intertwined with the color and line that make up my color pencil paintings.
My first choice in medium is the illustrative exploration and use of color
pencil. I have been working in this media for 40+ years. For me pencils are
versatile and intense. The paper I like to work with is Arches, and i enjoy
a good hot press medium weight 140lb and higher
The rural areas of Missouri, particularly their architecture, provide a continual
source of inspiration. Most of my work deals with the older structures and
man made forms that were tied to a suggested function. These older buildings
and empty streets create angles and shadows of both real and implied worlds.
In my two dimensional work, the sweeping fluid world of color, Light, and
line are designed to give the eye the freedom to make it's own journey that
should transcend space and time. My work explores the other world that exists
somewhere between the real and the imagined.
I was educated as an undergraduate at what is now Missouri State. I Majored in art education, as well as theatre. I completed my graduate work through Drury University with a master in gifted education. For the past 20 years I have been on staff for Drury University as an art instructor. For me drawing is a unique experience. Every work is a surprise and self defining.
