My work is composed of multiple layers of oil and cold wax applied and subtracted with palette knives, brayers, squeegees, scrapers and carving tools. Layers are carved through to previous ones, then additional paint added. I often include textural aspects by adding marble powder, sand, ash, granite crystals, etc.

The process takes me on a journey of sometimes challenging moments and often surprising and wonderful discoveries. I work intuitively and let the painting tell me when it is finished.

A favorite quote of mine is from John Daido Loori on the Zen of Creativity: “The future doesn’t exist. It hasn’t happened yet. The past doesn’t exist. It has already happened.”

The process of this work reminds me to stay present in the wonder of each moment.