Motorcycle Dreams

$30 Stare
pastel

Joy Ride
pastel
30" x 44"

 

 

Statement

I believe that art is all around us. Too often we dismiss the "everyday"
as being too obvious while laughing at the "unique" for being out of the
ordinary. As an artist and teacher I believe that part of my job is to provide
opportunities for my students as well as my own children to say "It's OK
to be different; it's OK to draw outside the lines; it's OK to take a risk and
fail; it's OK to learn from our mistakes."
     In making art I want to make the point that art is a visual intelligence.
Most people can't make a living by producing artworks, but conversely it
enriches the lives of those who take the effort to "look around"; to watch
children playing, cattle grazing or to let our imaginations grow in the glow
of a summer campfire.
     It's my belief that we learn as we go in this life. As an artist I know that
as soon as I stop questioning what I see around me the quality of my work
will suffer. The larger concepts that I hope my work invites are that when
we stop learning, we stop growing; when we stop observing, we stop seeing;
and when we presume to have all the answers, it's a pretty sure bet that we're
not asking very difficult questions. It's my hope that my work will leave the
viewer with a sense of experimentation to wonder what they see in the world
around them.

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