Artist’s
Statement
My
art is created in order to keep my insanity intact.
For a long while I turned my back on my art and tried to lead what is
called euphemistically a ‘normal’ life.
I returned to my creative self in the early 2000’s and reunited
with my muse. My creative
pursuits take me away from reality and all that implies and let me
experiment and explore without boundaries.
For
me the creative process is challenging, frustrating and depressing, but when
it comes together, it’s the most satisfying of any life process.
When my work is going well, I feel euphoric and
at times orgasmic!
My
work is often primitive, almost always colourful, fantastical, can also be
complex and innovative.
I work with several tools, and my favoured changes with
mood and circumstance. I
include in my list of preferences: my cameras, my computer software, my one
inch paint brush, my paints be they watercolour,
oils, acrylics of gouache.
Each method I explore provides pathways to the realization of my
vision of the moment. Using
computer software to explore colour is liberating and often provides instant
gratification.
Often
drawn to the botanical, I find inspiration in the organic and the
antiquities, bold colour and simple lines.
I
do not logically decide on what work I may explore.
These decisions are presented to me by my inner voice.
I do find that I need to do series of pieces as
series provide a group dynamic for me.
I
have always been stimulated by colour.
In the beginning my colour palette was subdued, withdrawn and upon
reflection, timid I think. Mostly
these original works were directed by financial constraints [the use of
washes instead of dense colour for example] which although challenging my
work, also limited it. I now
embrace bold colours and work in a much smaller format. Currently, my works
include what I call my Colour Studies series: works with bold colour on
paper: watercolour, gouache, acrylics and collage.
I
only want one thing when people look at my work: a reaction, be it positive
or negative.