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Artist Statement

I make art because I have to.  As I look around my world, I have always experienced sudden gusts of passion that I need to express.

 

As an artist who utilizes a variety of medium, I rely on pastel to illuminate my work.  I justify the beauty of my portraits with a tactile attack, however gently, and respect the intensity that connects me intellectually and emotionally through my imagination, eyes and hands.

 

My process begins with a black and white photograph.  

I enlarge and print it on a textured paper that will both hold pastel and allow me to spread the chalk sometimes with a finger, sometimes with my entire hand.

 

The subject matter that has always inspired me is the naked female form.  It has never been my objective to objectify a naked woman, but rather to juxtaposition her vulnerability with her strength and power.  

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