Script M Abstract Art

Artist Statement

Even keeping to a simple palette, there are still so many ideas to explore and evolve with various media, surfaces, and techniques. Abstract art - and cooking! - provide great freedom and the joy of discovery through the creative process.

I feel best when bringing works to life that are distinctive, challenge easy categorization, capture the synergy of melding diverse media, and blur the lines between watercolor, alcohol ink, acrylic pouring, mark-making and action painting styles.

The media employed are mostly liquid and may include acrylic inks, liquid watercolor, metallic watercolor, pearlescent inks, dyes, surfactants, and the occasional drop, or two, of alcohol ink. To date, my preferred surface to work on has been Yupo synthetic paper.

My latest adventures have been in the direction of mark-making techniques, 'strip weaving,' montage and collage, as the mixture of different media and surfaces within a work seems to 'abstract the abstracts.'

Biography

Before coming to Tampa, in 2010, the initial, brief leg of my artistic journey lasted from 2006 to 2008 while I was living in southern California. I am mostly self-taught but did attend a series of watercolor classes by Joe Stoddard at the Creative Arts Group in Sierra Madre, CA, as well as seminars with Robert Burridge and Marciano Martinez. During that time, my work was accepted to a dozen juried exhibitions across the country.

Personal and career opportunities led us to Tampa, and with them changed priorities. In late-2020, I seized the opportunity to be fully focused on producing new works, building out a website, and nurturing a social media presence. Since then, my work has been seen at many local juried exhibits, shows and festivals, providing the motivation to continue this leg of the journey. My first solo exhibit ran in the fourth quarter of 2022 at the Corridor Gallery in the Carrollwood Cultural Center. Currently, over twenty of my works are on display through March 2024 in the Gallery at the historic Rialto Theatre in Tampa.

I am a member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists (PAVA), the Warehouse Arts District Association (WADA), Tampa Regional Artists (TRA) and The Exhibiting Society of Artists (TESA). In October 2022, I received a micro-grant from the Gobioff Foundation and a Professional Development grant from the Hillsborough Arts Council; and was elected a member of the Board of Trustees for PAVA where I serve as Secretary.

Exhibition History (CV)

Awards