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| I have a fascination with visual
space. There is something about the illusion of depth on a two dimensional
surface that always captures my attention. I find it to be both entertaining and mysterious.
It is such fun to experiment with the possibilities. I am delighted by
the dance of shadow and light and reflection. Particular visual images speak
to me and I am drawn to things both quirky and humorous.
Although my work could be characterized as generally 'realistic', I have no interest in simply reproducing
a scene. I want to play with it, ask questions, kick the tires,
turn this image that we think is 'reality' over a few times and see what
I can learn from it.
There
are so many artists whose work I admire and who have inspired me to
develop my own voice. My list of influences would include Degas, Scott Fraser, Hokusai, Douglas Johnson, Lisa
Lichtenfels, René Magritte,
Monet, Giorgio Morandi, Georgia O'Keefe, Mary Pratt, Roxanne Swentzell and Vermeer.
We
are blessed to be living in an age where seeing the work of artists both
past and present is easier than it has ever been. Other great artists are nameless but
have been equally influential—quilt
makers, commercial illustrators,
potters and Tai Chi dancers. I will gratefully take my inspiration wherever I may find it.
I have the following quotation from Hokusai on the wall of my studio. Sometimes I think that I have been working at this stuff for a very long time. Hokusai reminds me that I am just beginning.
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