STATEMENT

The world appears rectilinear, but is in fact curvilinear - a literal truth in physics, and a metaphorical one in metaphysics.

-Iain McGilchrist

It is that which you see before you– begin to reason about it and you at once fall into error.

- Huang Po, 9th Century CE

Painting must go its own way. It must always elude our understanding.

-Peter Pinchbeck

To know without knowing is best.

- Tao te Ching #71 (Le Guin version)

I am driven by paint’s malleability for my need to access the indefinable. I use brushes, knives and trowels to apply paint. To subtract I use squeegees, turpentine wipes and sandpaper. I often make my own paint to enhance the tinting strength of the colors.

Improvisation within a thematic framework is the foundation of my pictorial approach. The philosophical discipline in my art-making is Shoshin, or ‘beginner’s mind.’ ‘…having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even when studying at an advanced level.’

-Mark Brown