Chaos and Cosmos
the process of art making as a paradigm for the living world

My work focuses on the intriguing process of drawing and painting as it is reflected in the patterns and processes of living things existing at all levels of nature. My way of working balances on an edge between the wholeness and connectedness of cosmos, and the unknown, uncontrollable, even dangerous territory of chaos.

I am interested in the ever-changing cycles of life as they exist in all their diversity within realms that are not readily seen. I often use patterning and other imagery which suggests microscopic or sub-atomic life forms. I am particularly fascinated by the theoretical idea of a unified field existing in a world seemingly fraught with entropy, and I strive to reflect this in the way I work.

For example, as I work on many pieces at once, I am constantly either layering marks or masking them out; taking surfaces apart or reassembling them in other forms. This continuous cycling and re-cycling of the materials creates a sense of the deconstruction of chaos connected to the creative energy of cosmos that exists at all levels of life. I find that I am drawn to both, to their mysterious interaction, and that tension is the driving force of my work.