The paintings in this body of work are created solely by dripping paint onto canvas. I control the placement of the drip only to give up that control and allow the paint to move on its own, through gravity and chance, choosing its own path. Occasionally I’ll coax the paint to move in a direction that exposes specific colors and covers others. Fragments of color are left trying to hide yet pushing to be seen. Consciously giving up control is challenging, but it forces me to constantly change and problem-solve to create a cohesive painting. The end result are abstract paintings that embody a contradiction of a freedom and a tension as the paintings emerge.

I have used the same method to explore my environment and surroundings. I have become enamored with and drawn to the landscape around me. Specifically the view of the San Francisco Bay when I emerge from Goldengate Park in the Avenues. I see the Headlands, Goldengate Bridge and surroundings. Every time I see this view I am amazed by how different it looks: its colors, its mood, its beauty and what good fortune I have to live so close. The fog allows glimpses of the bridge, the bridge peaks through the fog. Covering up and exposing. It is alive and moving, never still. These paintings attempt to express that wonder, mystic and awe I see and feel in nature and my surroundings.