Artists statement No 2.

I believe strongly in the importance of the artist’s intuition. My belief is that an artist working naturalistically has an infinite amount of resource from his or her everyday encounters with life. An artist’s intuition will tell him or her if things “look right.” The trick is one’s ability to listen or hear the voice of one’s intuition. In my studies of structurally based drawing, I have worked extensively with the cube. Using this regular and simple form I have sought to hone my intuition by drawing from memory, drawing and redrawing cubes in multiple positions, and using my peripheral vision as an aid to tapping my intuition.
This emphasis on intuition by drawing structurally creates a wellspring of awareness and understanding of the subject matter. Through a well-developed understanding of simple forms such as the cube, I find a more keen and potent relationship to my subject matter. I try to take this context and allow it to free me up creatively. I try to express this through the subtle use of color, such as juxtaposing cool and warm temperatures.
I attempt to use my structural drawing exercises to help build a strong illusion of depth and space. It is my desire and intent to charge this space with a mood or atmosphere. I have started with simple spaces in which I attempt, using color temperature relationships, to give a setting for a simple clay or wax figure.
I select my subject matter with the intent of creating a specific meaning that is somewhat obscured or not completely clear to the viewer. I try to draw the viewer into the subject matter with room for the viewer to create his or her own narrative.