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My artistic journey explores the expansiveness of nature, heart-centered generosity, and the inexpressible mystery of life. Working intuitively without photographic references, I create landscapes that capture the paradoxical sense of joy and sadness that permeates our natural world. Each painting emerges through a sensitive process of contemplation and listening, allowing the canvas to reveal what it wishes to become. The constantly changing moods in my work mirror the transformations we witness in both nature and ourselves. Some pieces invite viewers into spaces of stillness and meditation, while others express unbridled joy or dramatic emotional weather. This diversity reflects my belief that art, like life, contains multitudes of feeling and perspective. I consider my titles equal partners to the visual elements—carefully crafted companions that enhance the emotional resonance of each piece. To me, the naming process is as significant as the painting itself, completing the artistic vision by guiding viewers toward certain emotional territories while still leaving room for personal interpretation. Viewers often discover familiar elements in my paintings—a waterfall cascading down rocks, sunlight dancing across a seascape—yet experience them uniquely. Like characters in a beloved novel that each reader pictures differently, these landscapes connect with people on an individual level. What one person sees as a peaceful sanctuary, another might experience as a place of dramatic transformation. Sometimes, the same painting reveals entirely new aspects even to someone who has viewed it before. This "imagination magic" creates the delight and satisfaction I seek to share through my work. As landscapes shift and change with light, weather, and seasons, so too do our perceptions and emotional responses to them. My deepest hope is that my paintings will elicit genuine emotional responses, softening and touching people's lives in ways both subtle and profound. Through color, texture, and form, I invite viewers to pause, to breathe, and to reconnect with the natural world that sustains and inspires us all—finding in these painted moments a reflection of their own inner landscapes. |
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Small West Gallery |
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| 300 South Thomas Street , Pomona, CA 91766 | |||||
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