Excavated Landscapes

“Each surface, sculpted over time reaches an energetic point of tension, before finally saying goodbye and sealing it with a thick final coat. This ritualistic burial has become an integral part of my artistic practice. As in nature, destruction must occur in order to give birth to something new.

Revisiting each painting for the excavation phase is like searching for buried treasure. In many ways I have forgotten what lies beneath the surface. With power tools in hand I slowly excavate my way through the layers of pigment back into the bones of each landscape, recurating and shaping the composition as I go. This process is a dance between control and surrender as I allow the history of each surface to organically reveal itself as perfect imperfection.”