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The Journey of painting at this point of my life is showing lots of non-objective images that seem like city/bird view landscapes. I pondered for the answer and it came to me as it is a result of the creative process that involved me to observe and understand my unconscious approaches with paint on canvas. I knowingly ask myself to have no rules to experience a condition of no constraint, I construct and de-construct, and throughout the period of time my ways, habits, and disciplines form in reflection of my personality and culture background.

Always work on multiple canvases at the same time, I paint lines and shapes with impulsive and intuitive progression and keep building the paint up layer upon layer. I learn different characters and qualities of paint and experiment with methods such as brushing, scrabbling, spattering, dripping, spraying, engraving and smearing. I explore “happenings” and welcome “accidents” until a composition emerges. Color is a key element for me to compose the “shocking” images that communicate emotions and connect the viewers at the visual realm. I push to experiment color combinations without boundaries. I search for the conversations of colors in daily life and put in my own visual language to create more possibilities.

I work on the canvas intensively for a period of time, and then visually study it for a period of time, observe the composition and interact with the mind. A problem solving process begins at this point. I seek to reserve the areas that exhibit a striking effect to my visual perception, then re-construct and strive to achieve a new, extreme, and unbalance map that creates a dynamic energy. The pattern of action and non-action continue until I enter a “zone”. A “frequency” that is between consciousness and unconsciousness mind; A reality where human beings translate thoughts, memory, and inner emotions into visual images. This has become the main practice in my work. When the visual effects of color and form evolve into a “whole” with balance, it becomes a final image.

The energy that sustains the creative process is a reflection of human sentiments in reality. Recreating and destroying became a therapeutic way for me to absorb and express, to provoke and to let go. I perceive my own inner qualities through a different dimension and learn to accept and celebrate them. Following what I believe is natural, welcome the challenges, enjoy the struggles and always be true to myself. My working process has established a far more meaningful significance than the final images I create. It is an approach that I am fulfilling to embrace my inner ego through the creative experiences.

Education

Master of Arts, 1996-1998, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg KS Painting

Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1993-1996, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg KS Painting, Printmaking, Photography

Awards

Merit Award Oakbrook invitational Fine Art Exhibition 2007

Award of Excellence Decatur Arts Council’s Art in Central Park 2004

Honorable Mention Naperville Women’s Club Annual Art Fair 2004

Excellence of research Graduate essay 1998

Affiliations

Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association – Artist Member

Indianapolis Art Center – Artist Member

Zionsville Arts Initiative – Contract Artist

Collections

Irwin Union Bank – Columbus OH, Albuquerque NM

Gallery Exhibitions

“Emerge” Group Exhibition. March 8- April 10, 2008 Gallery One36, Westfield, IN

4th Annual IDADA Member Juried Exhibition. February 1 - March 3, 2008 PIVOT Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

11th Annual HOP Show. December 7, 2007 – January10, 2008 Dean Johnson Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

“Interpretation” Group Exhibition. October 20, 2007 – January 10, 2008 Gallery One36, Westfield, IN

Group Exhibition. 2006-2007 Lamp Fine Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

Group Exhibition. 2005-2006 Merr Gallery, Lemont, IL

Graduate Solo Exhibition. April 1998 Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg KS

Juried Exhibitions

Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Atlanta GA. 2007

Laumeier Contemporary Art Fair, St Louis MO. 2006, 2007

Broad Ripple Art Fair, Indianapolis IN. 2006, 2007

St Charles Fine Art Show, St Charles IL. 2007

Well Street Art Festival, Chicago IL. 2007

Hinsdale Fine Art Festival, Hinsdale IL. 2007

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art/Art Fair on the Square, Madison WI. 2006, 2007

Joliet Fine Art Festival of the Masters, Joliet IL. 2007

Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival, Evanston IL. 2004, 2005, 2007

BuckTown Arts Fest, Chicago IL. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Gold Coast Art Fair, Chicago IL. 2007

Oakbrook Invitational Fine Art Exhibition, Oakbrook IL. 2007

Lakeview East Festival of the Arts, Chicago IL. 2006, 2007

Carmel International Arts Festival, Carmel IN. 2007

The Peoria Art Guild’s Fine Art Fair, Peoria IL. 2007

Hyde Park Square Art Show, Cincinnati OH. 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

St James Court Art Show, Louisville KY. 2006

Leeper Park Art Fair, South Bend IN. 2006

Evanston Fountain Square Arts Festival, Evanston IL. 2005, 2006

Walnut Street Art Festival, Pittsburgh PA. 2005, 2006

Summerfair, Cincinnati OH. 2006

Las Olas Art Fair, Ft Lauderdale FL. 2006

Decatur Arts Council’s Arts in Central Park, Decatur IL. 2004, 2006

NorthShore Art Festival, Skokie IL. 2005

Milwaukee Art Festival, Brookfield WI. 2005

Columbus Worthington Art Festival, Columbus OH. 2005

Downers Grove Fine Art Festival, Downers Grove IL. 2003, 2004, 2005

Artworks Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN. 2005

Artworks Toledo, Toledo OH. 2005

Indianapolis Art Festival, Indianapolis IN. 2004

Lincolnshire Art Festival, Lincolnshire IL. 2004

Arts in Northbrook, Northbrook IL. 2004

Naperville Women’s Club Annual Art Fair, Naperville IL. 2004

Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor MI. 2004