India ink, watercolor, dry pigments

My art explores Northwest ecosystems focusing on forms found in the depths of the ocean and in deep outer space. Through multiple layers of paint and printmaking techniques depicting organic form I aim to present a unique view of the intricate interconnections within nature’s rhythms and offer the viewer an experience of contemplation and renewal. By combining traditional mediums of printmaking with painting materials of India inks, oil, dry pigments and watercolor I can construct diaphanous multi-layered effects as one would see if peering through water or the deep gaseous atmosphere of outer space. The work in the ongoing series Ocean Sky considers intricate systems of microscopic life forms from deep sea underwater photography simultaneously with the expansive telescopic realm of our solar system’s star formations. These natural realities, dissimilar in scope yet, at times indistinguishable in form, overlap and intertwine in my imagination offering boundless creative potential. This work points to the use of technologies like telescopes and microscopes which collect tiny measured pieces of perception, substitutes for understanding, because the human mind can’t grasp the interconnected vastness of the world we inhabit.