Music by http://saymusicandsound.com  Artists  Statement My photography starts by shooting images of the convergence of man made and manipulated objects and nature's process of reclaiming these materials. This includes subjects such as rusting metal, flaking paint on wood, or rotting fabric. I choose my shots based on their texture and formal composition, with as much color variation as I can find. In Photoshop I play with the contrast, hue and color saturation to bring out a tasteful blend of contrasting elements in the work. The end result is artwork that looks more like an oil or acrylic painting. My art seeks to capture the dramatic conflicts of industrial society's attempts to bend raw materials to our will and natures divergent goals to exact constant change and impermanence. The paint on a building or car is meant as much for preservation as it is for looks. When it gives way to nature, patterns in cracks may appear and layers of paint, primer or rust, newly exposed, create depth in the image. If this can be compared to a dance, it would be the tango with its passion and drama being played out between two bodies moving with a mix of harmony and conflict to create art in movement. My art chronicles our emotional dance with nature. Working on an abstract emotional level it transcends definition to reveal something deeper in ourselves. I hope in experiencing my work you will be able to connect with these emotions in a new journey of discovery. The major art influences in my life include Jackson Pollack, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh. Musicians and composers impacting my visual arts include, Krystof Penderecki, Igor Stravinsky, Frank Zappa orchestral works, Ornette Coleman and Thelonious Monk. My work is now showing at The Artists Network Gallery in Denver and has been juried into the Dairy Center of the Arts in Boulder Colorado for the 2010 season.

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