no. 9, ink on paper . © 2007 .
too much data, to consolidate, to develop ‘one’ today ...
yeah, it’s about improvisation, free form, abstraction, expressionism, inclusion, reductionism, lyricism, nature, alchemy, editing, materials, techniques, outsider, palimpsest, morphology, philosophy, spirituality, art histories, music, poetry, dance, literature, politics, sociology, science, and any number of additional things in the course of the day ...
a song, a symphony, a composition, a dream, a prayer, a news clip, birds chirping, wind, light, temperature, words filtering through, structures, color, pain, and all the things they conjure up in terms of memories, issues, debates, responsibilities, methods, etc. ...
yet i still feel obliged to complete a task; i’m told, would benefit my work and career - after more than thirty years of painting and drawing nearly every day - chasing down solutions, experimenting, and manifesting images - marketing, working the systems, inventing some, and keeping the studio afloat - i’m asked to define ‘it’ ...
what ‘it’ is i do ...
there’s a simple answer, a complex answer, and countless paralyzing choices in-between ...
