My work spawns from my dual practices of being in the moment as I paint directly from life and from my practice of deep dance improvisation. In this practice I work to stay present in almost a microscopic way, sensing my bones, joints muscles and cells and how sensation and movement connect. From that point I sense the other dancers’ presence.. I practice being both figure and ground and compose in collaboration with the other moving bodies. I use my eyes to give and receive using both soft and sharp focus. A soft peripheral receptive vision is important to be aware of the other dancers as we collaborate with our bodies. And a sharp focus is helpful to create direction. I use my body like a paintbrush carving the space.
I often paint on location so that I may engage in this dance directly with others and also so that I am often witnessed as I create. There is an immediacy and an honesty that happens when I risk being seen.
The planet is my studio and my stage. I want people to see me make art so that they are sensitized to what is before them and are inspired to create.