I feel a smaller painting requires the viewer to draw near and in doing so become part of the painting itself. The experience is more intimate thus personal as one is drawn into the world of the artist. My interests lie in shapes and color. Glazing layer upon layer of Acrylic and/or Watercolor to create depth and luminosity in each painting. There are many times when a painting may call for as many as 8 or 10 layers to achieve that depth with vibrant color. I may lift color and use various materials to create texture and richness or layer various papers, photographs or other unique items to form a collage effect. I like to experiment with a wide spectrum of tools to move the paint around the paper for effect in creating form. In this process I hope to expose another reality of time and space. Painting allows me to find inner harmony through color and space. "Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers,the creatures of the common place,the slaves of the ordinary."by Unknown..