Incorporated into my works are different yet related elements. In all these paintings there is a common thread of primitive/modern concepts. The nature of Abstract principles is explored and expanded. The application of color, texture and form weaves and evolves from one series to another. The primacy of paint, materials, and the picture plane are foremost in intent.

The analogous nature of the symbols, myths and artifacts of primitive and modern eras that have evolved are fascinating and informing. The similarities give voice to the quintessence of human existence. By probing their meaning a painter can learn about his own visual unconscious. The painter's visual vocabulary is thus broadened and these images can be drawn upon both from a deep visceral and a consciously aware level for communication through painting.

Abstract art is simply the highlighting of an intrinsic part of all art. A painting may look real, but it is not that which it depicts. All art is an abstraction, an illusion. Painting is a means of expression which utilizes a visual language. It uses symbols, colors and textures which draw on the thoughts and feelings of people. The painter speaks from his head and heart through his hands.

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