Cummington, MA 01026
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A Member of the Hilltown Artisan's Guild

These paintings are part of a series exploring the experience of thresholds and passageways. They can be understood in the literal sense – a physical structure, an opening, a cave – but also n the metaphorical sense.

I am interested in the struggle to make our way to a new place – I think of the hazardous and difficult passage at each end of life, for example. In our journey through life, we encounter many more transitions, sought and unsought, joyful or somber. The place of transition is often dark and mysterious, at once alluring and frightening. What is the interior force, which impels us onward to a new reality, to new knowledge?

These are all worked in oils on paper. I prefer the immediacy of the paper surface. I like the way it seems to grip the paint as I lay it down. The paintings are an exploration of technique as I continue to evolve as an artist.