As I create a painting I am taken into each location. I choose a subject by how it makes me feel at that time. Most of my subjects are of Polynesia due to my great love and respect for the culture. I have recently been exploring my dreams and emotions in my art. Painting my dreams I have had while I was sleeping is a very spiritual experience for me. This awakens my soul. Dreams can tell a powerful story and bringing my dreams to a visual state brings the story to life. I work in oil, watercolor, pastels, colored pencil and acrylic and I enjoy mixing some of these into a single painting the most. This technique can give a painting much more depth and strength. I enjoy the life and variation this can bring to a single painting.
Painting is in my soul and if I can bring out what is in my heart and place in on paper or canvas I feel complete satisfaction --- especially if I can make someone who views my art feel the same way. |
