"They combine 3D elements with 2D painted planes which are almost billboard-like presentations intermixed in the work in a novel way. How do you approach such a thing? One of the great things about making art is discovering something that sprang from seemingly nowhere. In retrospect it looks logical but in the moment it's an epiphany and suddenly it's exciting to explore it."
"My studio is across the street from Creative Woodworking and they have a box where they put scrap wood for anyone who wants it and it's irresistible to me and there were a bunch of oddly shaped things with multiple sides so I painted on them realizing that different themes could coexist depending on which side and that led to adding sculptural elements and words and basically opened a new horizon for me."
"Like most artists, we are compelled to make things. When I was a cub scout we were making dioramas and I made a swamp with frogs and turtles and it seemed real to me I could barely sleep because I was imagining it and to this day sculpture has that affect on me. I restrain myself and keep it a supplement to painting which I've spent a lifetime trying to get good at but sculpture always whispers to me."
Mixed-media sculptures combine 3D components with 2D painted planes that resemble billboards and create a novel spatial interplay. A spontaneous epiphany prompted exploration of that approach, making further work exciting. Found scrap wood with multiple sides invited painting on different planes so distinct themes can coexist depending on orientation. Adding sculptural elements and words expanded the visual possibilities and opened a new horizon. Sculpture functions as a compelling supplement to a lifelong focus on painting, rooted in early diorama-making that sustains a tactile impulse to build immersive, believable miniatures.
Read at Hi-Fructose Magazine - The New Contemporary Art Magazine
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