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Art is my primary form of expression. Most of my work is a release of love, joy, sexual desire, inner secrets, or perhaps anger and frustration. Recently, the inner expression that inspires my painting has been woven into either beautiful or brutal landscapes framed by my recent travels. In particular, I have been moved by the raw and emotional edginess of Latin and South America, particularly during a month-long trip to Brazil in the height of their Carnival. Brazilian culture captures a creativity that is found only in a country undergoing massive transition. It’s a vibrancy that the United States seems to lack. Several of my more recent paintings are inspired by the stunning colors, the passionate and wild energy of the people, and the steaming intensity of the land. The abstract-landscapes are only the visual and more obvious entrance to the underlying emotional release in each piece, which is expressed in the energy of the work. Jean Michel Basquiat’s graffiti, Wolfgang Tillman’s photographs of personal attraction, Richter’s political paintings, and the pushing of people outside social and personal comfort zones inspired a significant body of work prior to these landscapes. I liked this rebellion against cultural norms when I was younger. These norm... [ Read all ]