Artist statement

My art has come a long way since the first time I applied paint to
canvas.  Hopefully it will continue to grow until the day I am unable
to paint.

My reasons for painting however, have always been the same.  
Being able to create something beautiful out of nothing has
always intrigued me.  I see myself as a filter between the world I live
in and the materials laying before me.  My passion to paint lies with
the ability to create a window to another world.  A snapshot, of
the world, that exists through me.  A world full of color and
expression.  A world that has no distinction between faces, water,
hair or otherwise.  I use the paint, application device and the material
to be painted upon, as merely an extension of what I am feeling.  
The colors represent a thought to what lies in the painting.  I have
been inspired by color.  I like to know that colors can control a
painting.  A red shirt can represent something completely different
than a blue shirt.  Why is that?  This is what I strive to not answer,
but instead embrace through my art.