Umi 2 collage on paper ” Through the expressive layering

” Through the expressive layering of thin and impasto color

then hand cut squares of Japanese paper which have been dipped in encaustic are mounted on the panel

while at the same time allowing for a sense of community and/or contemplation to develop in and around the artworks

it is their ability to bend light that causes a viewer to perceive a color that’s not really there

Umi 2 collage on paper ” Through the expressive layeringImage size is 40 x 32 cm (15. 7 x 12. 6 in) matted to 61 x 51. x 0. 1 cm (24 x 20. 1 in) Within the minimalist construct, this work on paper explores the chromatic energy of colour through an additive reductive means of application. Inspired by the stillness of Rothko and the poetry of the Renaissance masters, these works reveal the delicate vibrations of colour in a balanced choreography of the painted and the drawn.