In my work over the last ten years I examined contrasting and sometimes paralllel concepts such as fear/ courage. In 2002 I was privileged to visit Japan with the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program. In the last year I have begun to see the Japanese influence take over my imagery. The symbols, animals, and ceremonies associated with Shinto and Buddhist shrines and temples have become the focus of the parallel or contrasting concepts. My desire is to give the viewer a personal response to my visual and spritual experience. These images have no points of reference in the sense of a landscape, but do allude to the Japanese reverence for nature. Subjects appear to float as in a dream, manifesting the "floating world" of ukiyo-e prints. The complex spiritual dynamic between deities and humans in the Japanese world of the supernatural is a fascinating subject for me.
Painting Series | Spirit
