Helms Cove Landscape Series
The oil paintings begin with a viscous ground of a warm paint tone which becomes the air, space and light of the paintings. The high horizon allows for the play between flatness and spatial depth, while the landfill anchors the space, providing a fixed focal point. The built surface is full of contrasts, setting up an open space with elements that are dense/luminous, thick/thin, dark/light, opaque/transparent, and linear/volumetric, a balance of texture and imagery; drawing has always informed the painting.