The Art Garage: Year in Review

Group Exhibition at The Art Garage, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Article featuring my work

The painting Crab, featured at The Art Garage

The article above was quoting from some reflections I had written to accompany my painting in the exhibition. The following is the original text:

My family would visit my grandparents almost every summer with a trip to the beaches of South Carolina. Adventure ran deep in the thick salty air, in every tide pool, and the marshes which teem with life. The beauty and wonder of it has been firmly embedded in my memories. My painting “Crab” was inspired by these experiences. The coast is filled with beauty as well as real danger. I find that crabs embody these very things. Their exoskeleton is amor against the threatening environment. The Blue Crab has two menacing claws and is covered in sharp points. However, they are also beautiful, not only in form, but in color as well. Coated in a muddy brown they can hide seemingly well, but threaten them, and you will see the flash of their azure blue legs and fiery red claws. This past summer I had the joy of visiting the beach with my young nephews as they explore and discover the fascinating world that we live in. I find it particularly meaningful to share these experiences with them and am grateful for the opportunity to reawaken in myself the wonder of it all.

Group Exhibition

2022 Makom: Ekphrastic Responses to Marc Chagall’s Visual Representations of the Bible, group show at Union University Gallery of Art, Jackson, TN

Artist’s Statement
Marc Chagall’s method of working was not bound by a traditional sense of craftsmanship or artistry. He allowed himself the freedom to simply follow his intuition. His loose style, coupled with a personal symbolism, allowed him to produce an astounding 10,000 works.

In response to Chagall’s works, I decided to emulate his uninhibited approach to see where it would lead me. The content of the piece started with the familiar scene of Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the garden. As the image developed with a loose and informal quality, I found the work relating to pop culture, which is a theme I have not included in my work before. In reflection, I found this exercise of drawing inspiration from Chagall’s work to be a liberating and rewarding experience.

Catalogue for the exhibition

Catalogue for the exhibition