RETROSCAPES

The word ‘RETRO’, literally meaning ‘a design from the past’ evokes the memories of the many landscapes I have traveled throughout my life. As a landscape artist capturing the energy and movement of a landscapes can be the most challenging part of approaching the canvas. 'RETROSCAPES' explores the culmination of energy and movement not only in the land itself but the journey or the paths I have walked to find these unchartered territories. My tool for this series is only one- the roller. The roller, being a very practical, utilitarian approach to painting calls on my previous work in public spaces and on the street, for me it gives a sense of respect and credit to the simplicity of painting a house.

I paint on the floor, pacing the canvas nomadically as if it were a portal to the places I recall. My footprints liter the pieces, reminding me of the dusty streets of Cambodia. The minute offset of the overlapping strokes calls on the systematic growth of the walking palms of Costa Rica.The centuries old hand painted idols of India’s temples inspire the orange and gold while the in numerous hues of grey come from my many years living in New York. The movement of the strokes recalls a rich panorama of Hindu, Kemer, and Arabic text I was enamored by while traveling throughout East Asia. Ultimately, RETROSCAPES becomes an ancient map, written in a unique language; that of my own memories.