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Art is spiritual - it gives expression to ones own feelings and perceptions. Without outward expression the artistic soul is lost. The need to express drives you and wakes you up in the morning and steels your thoughts during the day. The artist is compelled to “Really See” the world for what it is. This spiritual awaking gives rise to ones ability to perceive of human frailty and weakness, it gives voice to all that is good and exposes what is bad.
The soul creates either consciously or subconsciously not by choice because artistic expression is spiritual. Erwin McMannas tells us that, “creativity is a natural result of spirituality”. The artist’s worldview will ultimately create something that is a glorification of evil or a personification of that which is good. The goal of good art is to not only show the condition of humanity but also why it is this way and how it can be transformed. Remember, we do not judge great art it judges us.
I come to fine art by way of the theatre - scenic painting and design. I have a background in graphic design as well. I have studied art in college but I have never taken a painting class.
I would describe my approach as intuitive. The meaning many times is directly from my subconscious - its origins can't be articulated. Images first come to me as flashes. I sometimes pick up a pencil and my hand takes over - an image emerges. Some of my best work has started this way. At a later time I will go through my sketch books and find an image I feel compelled to paint. This then starts the second intuitive process. I create a background for the image and imagine the colors to bring the image alive.
I would describe my style as abstract from the subconscious - images from the mind, fragments of memories and emotions. What emerges can't be defined. I try not to sensor my creativity - this is a hard feat for the modern artist.
