Artist Statement
art, like life, is about one thing leading to another…
an impulse
a paint stick
translucent surface
rusting metal
a glimpse
a presence
an edge
a brush stroke
DRESS CODES SERIES…a strong, but fragile, iconic female image, rubbed with
paint and powdered pigments
KNOTS/TWISTS/FOLDS…soaked, formed, painted, and burnished ---- 3
dimensional painting on paper
TORSO SERIES…emerging linear forms
ZEN BRUSH STROKE SERIES…I demand a lot from a brush stroke ---- emotional,
physical, and mental focus
POST CARD SERIES…drawn, erased, redrawn/chalkboards, faded hand-colored
postcards
ALTERED CHORD SERIES…silent, visual sound
RUSTED SERIES…interrupting a natural process
BJORKLUNDEN SERIES...maybe the sunlight catches a bent birch branch
Diptychs…together but against
“reddest”: red poppy petals/ translucent in motion – on canvas
stems. leaves/ strength in vertical – on metal
“paired”: round/squared
painted/rubbed
soft/hard
wired/drawn
many/one
linen/aluminum
BOOKS…insights
after Bach/after daVinci In the human experience, there are shared
qualities in music and art: emotion, energy, feelings, and intuition;
structurally, art and music can exist separately or layered to become a
new entity.
the pink coat Mother, daughter, granddaughter – and a common
thread.