Surfaces / Abstraction
I use abstraction as a means to move beyond a conventional representation of mundane landscapes. Boston – its buildings and streets and the natural preserves nearby -provides me with endless opportunities to engage in visual conversations with the interplay of light, form, texture and color. The surfaces of my exploration include granite, concrete, metal, glass, water and wood, materials than can be hard or soft, rough or smooth, permanent or ephemeral. Seasons, weather and time of day all transform their appearance. Sometimes these surfaces reflect and become a mirror to Boston’s buildings, and other times they become a canvas for the intersection of planes, lines and blocks of color.
Abstracting the city frees me to see the environment in which I live and work in a fresh way, and make it an ongoing source of inspiration.