Phase transition

Drift I, 2008, acrylic on canvas.


Autumn Vectors, 2008, acrylic on canvas.

This body of work can be described as a type of abstraction loosely influenced by the tropes and conventions of scientific data set imagery, Native American iconography, Chinese calligraphy, and abstract expressionism. A formal inquiry into group movement, the work is based on elemental images that reference what we know of crowd dynamics, migratory patterns, and seemingly random groupings of natural phenomena. The compositions are simple yet expressive: planes of muted or neutral color, upon which I layer lines, lozenge- and ovoid-shaped figures, repeated designs, and bands of vibrant and/or textured color.

Natural underpinnings

These tree stumps (graphite on paper, 2007) are examples of an abiding interest in nature's structures, bare and exposed.