The
flowing watercolor embodies the same energy which formed the
universe. Elements, which are the soul of water and earth, are
present in the pigment and medium. The process of encouraging
the flowing pigment to follow the forces of the water and sedimentation
echoes the same processes that formed the geological phenomena
on earth. Like the land that carried the story of its formation,
my images capture the moment in motion. Often they are complete
in themselves, but sometimes there is a vision. Like ancient
cave painting, vague ghostlike suggestions of animals, humans
or otherworldly forms beg to be enhanced so they too might be
able to tell their story. Following the completion of the paintings,
the search is begun to find indigenous myths, words, ideas which
speak with the same voice. It is a magical and mystical pilgrimage
revealing what was and what is.
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