I recently installed my solo show at the Alexander Breast Gallery In Jacksonville, Florida! It will be on display from January 28th - February 23rd 2021.
Gradients is an exploration of the sea both emotionally and scientifically. As I live for the moment of a sunset swim in the mysterious Atlantic, I equally am drawn to the work that scientists do to share with us what’s beneath the horizon.
My strong connection to the ocean has led me down a path of wanting to know more. The past few years I have been working with scientists and studying their research to learn more about sea level rise, coral reef decline and sea floor mapping.
I am constantly inspired by not only the work scientists put in to collect information but the output of the data through color, line, charts and imagery. As an artist, I see the parallels of science and art, especially through our modes of collecting information and creating meaning with color.
Gradients is an exhibition that combines a collection of multiple bodies of work that includes data visualizations, abstraction of information and intuitive mark making inspired by the deep unknown.
Almost all of these paintings except for just a few were made in 2020 during the isolation period of the pandemic. They started off subtle and calm and as I reflect on the work - I see the ebbs and flows of color and movement as energy started changing.
My work has been heavily reflected by the sea and my relationship to it. The deep unknown, is how I relate to the sea and this period of time was very unknown to us all. I started using seafloor maps as a metaphor to this experience - collaging them through out this time and thinking about navigating uncharted waters.
