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STATEMENT OF WORK
I start the drawings with scenes from a book I’m reading, and use that as a jumping-off point to improvise with abstract forms. My goal is to surprise myself.
I like how the different qualities of oil crayon, pen, and colored pencil work together. I can get a certain density with colored pencils. Oil crayons can smear in a painterly way or register a quick mark. Pens can make an outline or add an area of color that has a different texture.
I think the work is rooted in cartoons and comics mixed with building blocks. I try to channel those elements into formal abstraction. They are rooted in childhood but given extra flexibility with abstraction.