Tone Poems
An exhibit of my recent paintings and assemblage pieces will be on view at the Helen S. Smith Gallery at Green River College in Auburn, Washington
September 21 through December 10, 2021.
Please note that visitor hours at the gallery may vary due to Covid restrictions. Wearing a mask is required.
https://www.greenriver.edu/community/art-gallery/about-the-gallery/
I've been working on a series of paintings collectively called Tone Poems; an idea borrowed from the classical music form that evokes a particular place, scenario, or event. My work often describes the memory of places or occurrences that involve sounds, weather and the circumstances of light. I use musical score lines in these compositions as the foundational structure that appears and disappears as marks and shapes interact with them. As a painter, this approach enables me to play with a wide range of energies that are manifested as visual rhythms, tempos, or spatial dynamics.