ARTIST'S STATEMENT COMMUNICATION CAN MANIFEST THE SECOND AN ARTWORK CATCHES YOUR EYE, CREATING A CONVERSATION OF THE MIND. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REALITY OR KITSCH UP FRONT, BUT RATHER BALANCING LIGHTS AND DARKS AND ALLOWING COLOR TO MAKE A STATEMENT. THIS IDEA SHAPES MY IMAGES GREATLY. PAINTED, PUZZLE-LIKE SHAPES FIND THEIR WAY THROUGH THICK, DRENCHED COLOR FOLLOWED BY A REFINING PROCESS. THE DRAWING COMES DIFFERENTLY, CALLING ON THE HONEST NATURE OF CAVE PAINTING- ALLOWING STRAIGHT LINES TO DEFINE CONTOURS, MAKING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARALLEL AND DIAGONAL DIRECTIONS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO EMBRACE THE ENDLESS WORLD AND CLOSEST PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION OF THOUGHT– THE CANVAS. EVERY SQUARE INCH CAN TELL A STORY, STRENGTHENING THE LINK BETWEEN THE VIEWER AND THE IMAGE. AS A STUDENT, MY HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERIMENTATION LEAVES ME WITH ONLY A FEW COHERENT AND RECOGNIZABLE PIECES AS MY OWN. I CONTINUE TO TRY AND BROADEN MY HORIZONS, OFTEN REPRODUCING WHAT I KNOW CATCHES MY OWN ATTENTION.