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Chill
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A bird shelters under warm toned maple leaves, changing to autumnal colors in the chill air. I painted this in the Japanese sumi-e style, although I used watercolor on watercolor paper rather than ink on rice paper. The simplicity of the single bird huddling on the ground below the branches reflects for me the wistful but exciting feeling I always have when the air start growing cooler, at this change of seasons.
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When attempting sumi-e style painting, I try to find a meditative state that allows for considering each brushstroke. Ideally, an economy of brush strokes are used to communicate the essence of the subject.
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"If we study Japanese Art, we see a man who is undoubtedly wise, philosophic and intelligent, who spends his time doing what? In studying the distance between the earth and moon? No. In studying Bismark's policy? No. He studies a single blade of grass."
-- Vincent Van Gogh

To me, making art is about the stopping of time, as are so many of the things I most love doing. I don't believe in time as we know it. When I become engaged in creating something, I no longer feel subject to time's constricting whims. That is why I am driven to create. I love the light touch and thrilling chemistry of watercolor painting, the bold strokes possible in pastel work, the patterns I can create with an ink drawing, and learning something new, always. Color thrills me. Texture delights. I hope with each work to retain the clarity of what I see, and bring that into view for others. I may not always achieve that, but the honest desire is present in each of my pieces. For those who enjoy facts; I am a signature member of...