Diverse patterning, complex textures, intriguing color variations--these qualities only begin to describe the coastal terrain which inspired this series of abstract oil paintings. Such silent beauty, washed anew each day, its myriad surfaces glistening in the light. What propels such distinct characteristics? What transforms and sustains them...and finally destroys them? I ponder these questions with each new painting.

From the start, my goal was to visually define less obvious qualities of natural surfaces in a design format. I did so through image enlargement and linear detail. The enlarging process transforms the overall composition, moving it from realism to abstraction and then back again. This playful game of reciprocity between two distinct states--realism and abstraction--reveals a range of unexpected viewpoints within a designated context.

Another feature of my work is its investment of detail defined by linear patterning and textured, layered paint. For me, details count. Details add richness, depth, and meaning to all things. Details open our eyes to a private world of drama far removed from that which one ordinarily perceives. This passion to make clear and evident that which heretofore was virtually unseen continues to challenge my sensibilities as a painter.

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