Artist Statement
On writing
I write because there are too many thoughts running around in my head. Letting them out makes me feel better. Writing according to a specific format (plays, screenplays, articles) adds logic to the process. It’s always weird wondering if something I write will be as stirring as what I paint. Previously, painting always had the upper hand. No pun intended.
On fine art
A landscape or object has to strike me viscerally. I want strong compositions. I have questions about the truck rusting in the field, an old tree with its tangle of branches...if that wood building will last another winter. I want my art to reflect these questions.
On illustration
My 'kid' comes out to play. I have a different set of questions about charming and absurd things that I stumble across. Pictures pop into my head at three A.M. With both art and illustration, I end up painting my questions, occasionally an answer or two.
Suzan Noyes, Denice Hughes Lewis, and Skip Clark add a silver win to their first place trophy from the Santa Catalina Film Festival. Read more...
