Resume:
Visual artist/mixed media
Work space:
Home/studio in Sarasota
Hometown:
Seattle; living in Sarasota since 1979
I decided to be an
artist when: I knew I wanted to be a serious artist after my first year in College
(California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland).
My inspiration was:
In my first course of modern art history, I was shocked by the Kasimir Malevich painting
of the white square. I pretty much threw my books down and decided there was nothing more
to be said about painting.
The unifying theme of my
work is: It is a conceptual thing. It has to do with the experiment of the
materials, texture, energy as opposed to imagery. My work is about energy that goes into
painting.
My work idiosyncrasies
are: I have to put on a pair of cowboy boots, I often wear gloves. I need music
going. I put on a certain pair of old jeans and my apron that I've worn for 20 years and
is still covered with paint. It's kind of like war paint, you know, I dress for the
occasion.
My unfulfilled ambition
is: To have a big studio to work in. A space to do really large paintings. I've got
paintings inside me that need to be made, and most of them are really big. |
