In 1998 I started working on paintings which are vertical in form and fashioned on the totem icon which looks for an identity, my identity, cultural and spiritual. They have changed and evolved over time but remain consistent in the process that I use, and, in the search for the revealing of the inner meaning of my choice.
Growing up and living most of my life in New York provided me with a culture rich in information. Buildings, billboards, rooftops, people, language, and neighborhoods surrounded me. The paintings reflect this abundance. My task is to order this multi image and to bring harmony and integration to it. The color is influenced by my travels and what I have seen in Chinatown, in shops that show Japanese kimonos and furniture, in Indian saris and prints, statues of Gannesh, Lord Krishna, and temples, in beautiful Thai batiks, and prayer beads.
The work I do in other size formats, are usually done in a series. Each size suggests a different dynamic, which I explore in a variety of ways. This work, while abstract, looks to reflect the more formal and the lyrical which is, somehow always looking for integration. Always, I travel through the visual language to a sense of harmony, a resting-place, and a breath.
