'It's All About Arts' is a cable TV show broadcast on BNN TV9 in Boston. Host Glenn Williams interviewed me on Monday September 22nd, at 6:30 PM... which aired live... we discussed my current work, and how I decided to reenter the art world.
I'll be posting the interview on my website later this fall. Stay 'tuned'...

Current works...

June and July I have been working on new paintings that are larger, which is more exciting as well as challenging...!

Combining elements from my previous body of work (liquid, lyrical, free-flowing lines of color) I have chosen to work with of a very soft, light appearance... which allows me to develop an under-painting of numerous glazes; then, with knife work, I build very rich mixed color, applying directly to the surface and mixing as I apply. I have also incorporated subtractive techniques; I'll scrape colors away leaving some initial levels of glazed colors to show through.

I love this new process as it is very free and non-limiting... allowing discoveries every moment I am painting.

The Undercurrent, Breach and The Transformation reflect the direction I am exploring.

Masquerade

Masquerade, acrylic on canvas, 24"x48", 2008

When I started painting Masquerade my intention was to
radically alter my color palette... hence the blacks and grays
as the predominant tones.

There is nothing subtle about black until you start to manipulate white and create tonal ranges into medium warm grays.

And on the white field, which I leave plenty of white, it became very apparent I could manage such a contrast.

As the painting progressed it became one my favorite as it is so different from the others in this body of work.

Not only is the black striking, the composition proceeds from right to left and with a subtle, yet defined 'break' about two-thirds of the way... and the colors that I worked into and over the black really pop.

And it is on the top third of the canvas as well... does it represent a musical score? It's lyrical in it's movement.

The color drip lines are lively, fluid, moving and create spacial dynamics with the abundant white allowing the viewer to interpret many feelings.