| "Speak" Barack Obama |
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| copyright 2008 18"x24" |
Artist Statement
I have been painting off and on for almost a decade. I took some
time off to travel around the world and some more to become a teacher. But I always manage to come back to it and usually
with more vigor than when I left. From all the things I’ve seen, good and bad, I’ve come to the conclusion that
it’s the positive in humanity over the negative that I want to highlight with my work. That idea is present throughout,
as is a vibrant and varied color palate. In my pixellated portraits, (left) I thought of the saying- "A
picture is worth a thousand words"- and wondered what a picture made up of a thousand words might look like. I
am painting a series of the idolized. Their images incite strong emotions, but reducing them to that image is unfair
and sometimes dangerous. Recognition is not understanding. Greatness comes with many layers. I've painted
a fraction of two.
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