I am drawn to glaciers because I find them humbling and they define my sense of place here in Alaska. My abstract paintings explore crevasses and caves while investigating humanity’s emotional connection to these spaces using color and shape.
My abstract approach developed from a desire to remove spatial orientation and to focus on isolated features of the landscape. Crevasses and caves become experiments in depth through changes in color and value. As each feature, and it’s defining shape, continually morphs, I draw endless inspiration for additional works. Glaciers are in a constant state of flux and my continued study of them is driven by a desire to further develop my understanding of, and connection with, an ever-changing and disappearing piece of our planet. Each painting an attempt to preserve the impermanent.
