My work usually begins with
somewhat oblique references;
perhaps to a visual stimulus, or an
emotional cue where I might look
for a way to let that emotion take
visual form. I most often work by
responding to the chosen media,
whether it is oil, collage, drawing
media, wax or assemblage. I layer, scrub away, and then layer again and again, embedding images and references until the final piece usually retains many fragments of earlier stages of the work. Almost every piece has undergone many stages. I enjoy starting with a specific imagery or figurative idea, and then begin dissolving elements until the piece becomes about the process, sometimes more so than about the original image. A certain amount of ambiguity is an important part of the process to me, an approach to "opening doors." Most of the time, I try to avoid being too attached to a preconceived idea, thereby letting each piece evolve and formulate itself, as involvement with process and materials takes place.