One of my favorite children books was Jonathan Livingston Seagull, an adventurous spiritual journey. To me that’s painting! Painting offers me that journey, a chance to depart from the real world and let my imagination run free. To me, it feels like mediation in motion. It asks me to suspend judgment, encourages me to see what emerges, to listen to my gut instincts, and to find beauty in everyday moments. It is my own spiritual quest.
Painting is a reflection of my own process with art and the spirituality of art. I was raised in different religious communities and found a personal sense of truth in each ideology. These personal truths are reflected in my paintings. Sometimes it is expressed through the cultural or spiritual meaning in the objects I have selected.
Prior to picking up a brush, I mediate in order to get in touch with my unconsciousness. Throughout the process, there is a silent dialogue between my unconsciousness and consciousness which directs my artistic decisions. I am fascinated with the movement and flow of light whether it’s natural or artificial. In my paintings, I use different light angles. This challenges me to make the lighting work and flow easily. This pushing me to see what is in front of me in a new way and once this happens to me, the painting seems to take on its one life.
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