Working with ballpoint pen is very fulfilling for me, I am forever testing it’s boundaries.

As in religion, philosophy or science, Art is constantly searching for answers. But most of the times, I see myself looking trough a mirror or moving towards a new path – merging concepts. In my quest to find an answer to what art and sculpture is, I am aware of the fact that perfection and unity are quite sure to never be accomplished and the pure spirit of the work of art is lost in the moment of its own creation or imperfection.

Earth promotion is the angle in my work.  Involved within the logic of composition and balance are visuals, which I hope will convey my feelings of frustration and also those of strength.

Road-kill Revenge:  A road-killed fox has been blessed with rebirth and an enormous humanoid body.  With this she can destroy that which has so irreverently slaughtered her Earth brothers and sisters.  The spirits who endowed her with this massive destructive power remain vigilant, guiding her as she pursues her purpose.  She wreaks havok on the human civilization in pursuit of absolute revenge.

Rootstomp:  This creature-person is slamming his root feet through the concrete, and into the soil, returning life to the Earth below as leaves and pollen fly from his fingertips.

“In Reverence”, Nature’s Claim:  The cat lady is claiming the road-killed rabbit for the Earth as she is a spokesperson for nature.  The expired rabbit’s lifeless body does not belong in the streets only to rot away.   If it is left here, this body that once housed blessed life will be something to ignore, to be avoided by man and left to breed sick bacteria.  She will return the dead body to the forest where will become life once again.

Degradation of our planet’s life forms has driven me to the realm of art.

The inspiration for my recent paintings ‘Marie in the Forest’ and ‘Nature Girl’ were my friend, Marie.  In addition to being an very talented artist and art model she is also a wilderness survivalist.  In these paintings I wanted to express her connection to the forest.

My other painting ‘Twins Intwined’ shows my two friends Alison and Marjorie who are identical twins.  Their sisterly bond is expressed though their intwined bodies.

The three images submitted are mixed media work, Photography mixed with digital art created in photoshop.

All images are conceptual and relate to human emotions.

Some of my work as part of my first ever competition entry

The “Self” series is my attempt to explore myself through my art. As one who is fond of writing memoir, I am well aware of where I came from and the events that make up who I am. “Self I: History” is the visual representation of those things. It states the things that can be said, that, when someone asks me who I am, I can answer.  “Self II: Process” is the manifestation of the unspoken things. How my mind works beneath the surface. It is the how and the why to “History’s” when, what, and where. Finally, “Self III: Objective” is the everything that I am that I have yet to know. It is the process behind the process, the thought behind the thought. It is the future I have not met and the past I can not remember.