I have several new paintings and an artist book on view at William Busta Gallery through June 16.

Stranger Than Paradise, oil & acrylic on linen, 43”h x 35”w

Reservoir, 2012, oil & acrylic on linen, 43”h x 50”w

I took my practice on the road over the last few weeks traveling through New Mexico, Arizona and southern California with a pop-up studio, lots of paper and paint, a sound recorder and camera. I am exploring themes of identity and time as I set up painting sessions at specific sites, capturing these four-hour sessions with time-lapse long exposure photography and sound recordings. This research is a component of a larger project that I hope to realize in the next few months.

drip drawing, Mojave Desert, February 2012

sunrise drip drawing, Mojave Desert, February 2012

I enjoyed an artist residency at Vermont Studio Center in December 2011. Along with about 30 other visual artists and writers, I spent entire uninterrupted days working in the studio. It was inspiring to meet so many talented artists, and to be a small part of this hive of creative energy.

drip drawings, Vermont Studio Center, December 2011

palette

studio

Here’s a painting from a new series that I’m working on. I’ve been thinking a lot about motion and perception, and the fields that emerge in my paintings often make my eyes dart.

untitled, oil and acrylic on linen, 50”h x 43”w, 2011

I’m writing essays on a handful of exhibitions that Los Angeles’ Cirrus Gallery presented in the 1970s. The gallery’s year-long Once Emerging Now Emerging series is part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time programming. The research has been truly inspiring, and is informing my own work in more ways than one.

Here’s a link to Cirrus’ on-line exhibition inviting YOU to participate: http://oncenowexhibition.com/

Cirrus Gallery, September 2011