2007: Bent Tree, 56 x 53 inches, acrylic and oil side by side, using pours as a prompt for composite landscapes inspired by Yuan Dynasty scrolls. Pouring invites rhythm into the work.
2010: Autumn Leaves, acrylic and oil, 44.5 x 72 inches, made at Yaddo. Starting with pours and building from there with the emergence of pattern in addition to rhythm. By this time, landscape elucidates the balance of form and formlessness. I want to sidestep the Western separation of mind and body, which I believe Ab Ex was aiming for. I found Yuan Dynasty scrolls to be holistic both in gesture/image and philosophically.
This is all I have time for presently but I'll add on to this post. It's a way to think through my history since relocating from NYC to FL in 2003 and what has transpired since under the influence of location, renewed association to the decor I grew up with, and the balance of form and formlessness that permeates the work.
