Like archaeology, my paintings explore the passage of time as captured in physical forms. The deeper an archeologist digs, the older the artifacts found. Excavation occurs both through the physical--earth, and the ethereal-- time. As with the strata of the earth, my pieces are layered. I work on each one over the course of days and weeks. Fine details are added with pen and past layers are covered with pastel or paint. Yet when the work has changed from its original form into something new, the history of past incarnations remains. Each layer becomes the record of a moment in time and each moment affects those preceding and following.

Even with an educated guess as to what might be found, an archaeologist must accept an element of the unknown. My creative process also accepts an element of the unknown. As I form images, rub them out, and re-work them, I generate moments where accidents happen. In turn, I react to new images and patterns that emerge from my process as if they have always existed in time, and were awaiting discovery.

In The Archeology of Dreams, I invite you to embark on a mission of excavation. Each subtle layer of a painting reveals hidden imagery that can lead you to new interpretations. Accept an element of the unknown. Enter these framed worlds where life exists as both physical and poetic. Contemplate the impermanence and splendor of existence. Wonder that one may not exist without the other.
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