“I have moved from painting the ”object” with
brushes to painting the ”non-object” without brushes. The painting
surface pushes the potential of acrylics. Content arises out of my understanding
of Eastern disciplines and aesthetics, and attempts to express related
abstract concepts visually. Though Western in color use, a spare Eastern
aesthetic prevails.
I have taken the expression of my abstract monotypes
of the past five years into colorful acrylic paintings, using a similar
approach and thought process. In making monotypes, I use multiple drops
and limited colors, layering etching ink mixtures on the paper with
successive plates. In painting, I apply acrylic color in many transparent
layers with underlying colors variously obscured and revealed.”
