Mylar Paintings -- Artist Statement:
My works are a meditation on the moment - a moment in nature, a moment in a person's life, a moment simply in time and space. I have always been aware of the fleeting nature of time and strive to capture this dynamic through my technique. I like to sketch with the brush and build varying layers of paint, leaving some areas thin and transparent and others more saturated and opaque.
The recent series of mylar paintings explore the fluidity of time through portraiture by using materials like fluid paint on the ever changing reflective surface of mylar. Its mirror appearance also serves as an icon for self reflection. I paint my portraits from photographs which represent moments frozen in time using very impermanent materials like watery acrylic on a slippery surface of mylar, which can be easily wrinkled and cause the paint to chip and flake. This process is a further reflection on the conflict between the temporary and the permanent.
My works are a meditation on the moment - a moment in nature, a moment in a person's life, a moment simply in time and space. I have always been aware of the fleeting nature of time and strive to capture this dynamic through my technique. I like to sketch with the brush and build varying layers of paint, leaving some areas thin and transparent and others more saturated and opaque.
The recent series of mylar paintings explore the fluidity of time through portraiture by using materials like fluid paint on the ever changing reflective surface of mylar. Its mirror appearance also serves as an icon for self reflection. I paint my portraits from photographs which represent moments frozen in time using very impermanent materials like watery acrylic on a slippery surface of mylar, which can be easily wrinkled and cause the paint to chip and flake. This process is a further reflection on the conflict between the temporary and the permanent.
