Art has always been enticing to me as a tool of imagination and expression. Recently, my focus has shifted to experimenting with a variety of materials and mixing media to create imagined and invented landscapes, which are sometimes anchored in reference or real experiences. I am interested in exploring how we engage with our environment from an internal perspective. It’s interesting to consider how experiences of environments interact with internal expectations, vision, fantasy, and imagination. I attempt to express this through experimentation with materials to create vistas and environments where our minds can latch onto adventure and beauty, or experience climate threats, battle weather, and generally be either in harmony or at odds with natural forces.
Mindscapes and Aerialscapes
Working with limitations of a tiny studio space, I turned to the landscape of my mind. Through experimentation with materials and freedom from observation, I found vast realms of light and color, strange vistas, and magical worlds, which were sometimes wild and rough and sometimes calm and inviting.
I call the body of this work Mindscapes and Aerialscapes. Possibly the best way to think about the work is simply escapes. I hope that the travels through these images of wonder, color, tumult, and beauty connect the viewer to the magic of internal spaces we all hold, and bring a bit of fantasy and mystery to the journey.