| I
am a storyteller who enjoys revealing the hidden. We all have
our outward stories of who we are, how we make our living, what
we wear, how we want to be perceived -- but what truly interests
me are the stories we normally choose not to tell. I focus almost
exclusively on three-dimensional portraits, with canvas holes
often cut into the head or heart, laying bare what hides beneath.
I pursue the juxtaposition of painted Renaissance portraiture
and the surrealism of the 'real' object within the painting,
using portraiture to show the inner life via the symbolism of
a simple, unrelated object. Objects such as butterflies, broken
clocks, or frog skeletons dangle provocatively in shadowy recesses.
Live and taxidermied birds are often seated in cages within the
pieces, describing trapped emotions. Layering gouache paint on
large canvases incorporating wood, plaster, text, and 3-D objects,
I give my view of the human condition. |
