I combine motifs of rolling land masses, swollen oceans and luminous skies to create large scale vistas with subtle reference to human figuration.
Inspired by a deeply felt relationship with the tropical landscapes of Venezuela, my works are an exploration as much of the nature of painting as of memory of natural environment and nostalgia for a landscape where I enjoyed a sense of place.
For me, this imagery has a sound — a kind of atmospheric low hum or rhythmic vibration — that sensually undulates from within the picture like the continuous forward motion of waves. It is a narrative about entering, fitting in, becoming part of, belonging to and being one with a past landscape that now lives in my imagination.
These works are personal yet they transcend into universal themes, especially those related to the power of Nature and the Feminine.
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