My two new bodies of work this month each feature heavily contrasting materials: oil paint made entirely by hand versus highly processed flashe paint. While both series are derived from the subconscious, the works using flashe paint follow a more automatic response to unresolved thoughts and images.
I have really enjoyed working with this vibrant red, as it effectively captures my own feelings of unrest perpetuated by 2020. September was a dynamic month with one of the more challenging parts being the fires that raged over California. I needed to work through a lingering sense of emergency and stress and making these pieces allowed me to do so.
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