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I usually start my paintings with large washes of watercolor,
pouring and dripping the paint, taking full advantage of the
"wet on wet" technique favored by many watercolorists. Later
I use textures and collage materials in a layering process.
I think of collaging as keeping a visual art diary and I often
incorporate into my paintings handmade paper, strings, found
objects, or scraps of memorabilia that have personal meaning.
I use items such as pieces of antique lace that my grandmother
made, material from a favorite dress of my mother's, a tie
from my father, or a ribbon from one of my daughters. I incorporate
objects connected to my own memories in the paintings, thereby
transforming the past into something new. By doing so, I try
to represent the passage of time.
I include dark spaces in my work to acknowledge the existence
of negative aspects of life, such a struggle or pain. But
I want my paintings to be ultimately hopeful and beautiful.
I want the people looking at my work to be drawn into it.
I want them to take a moment from their day to enjoy the interplay
between color, line, and texture, and hope that they find
this brief respite rewarding.
May 2001
St. Louis, MO
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