These works explore the ways in which subtle, ephemeral vibrations can be given form on a canvas, using energetically-charged paint to create fields of color, light, and texture.

 

By directing selected audio into my raw materials, I capture the energetic imprint of specific sounds and texts, absorbing their vibration and distilling their qualities into the work. I move fluidly through this practice, alternating between passive and active roles. Removing myself from the process, I allow certain works to form organically by submerging them in outdoor pools of paint, charged with sound and exposed to the elements. As a vessel, the canvas collects pigments that settle like sediment over long periods.


The inspiration for this project is grounded in both ancient and modern ways of knowing, across centuries and the earth. My reverence for the Indian texts the Vedas and the Upanishads, two of humanity’s most ancient bodies of knowledge, lies at the heart of this project. In welcoming these sacred texts into the work, I connect more deeply to their wisdom, while honoring them as portals to a universal, aspiring consciousness. 


Modern investigations into water on a molecular level also inform this body of work. Dr. Masaru Emoto’s research in The Hidden Messages in Water finds that water is affected by and responds to consciousness, thoughts, and feelingsfoundational revelations in selecting materials and guiding this process. 

Aum № 4
78 x 78"
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
2022
Gayatri Mantra № 2
78 x 78"
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
2022
Delight № 2
67 x 64"
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
2022-23
Lead me from the Unreal to the Real
61 x 67"
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
2022-23
Truth № 1
29 x 19"
Acrylic, watercolor and graphite on canvas
Gayatri Mantra № 1
29 x 19"
Acrylic, watercolor and graphite on canvas
2022
Aum № 3
18 x 13"
Watercolor and ink on canvas
2021
Aum № 1
28 x 23"
Watercolor, gouache and ink on linen
2021
Aum № 2
40 x 37"
Watercolor and ink on raw silk
2021
Birdsong. 17 minutes before sunrise, May, Tusen Takk, Leland, MI
34 x 26"
Acrylic, watercolor and graphite on canvas
2022
Truth № 4
16 x 16"
Acrylic, watercolor and graphite on linen
2022