Artist Statement
“I paint or draw the abstract impressions of a Figure, Still life, or portrait. I seek to interpret the energy that emanates from the subject. I try to listen to what my subject demands of me as I infuse my work with the magic and mysteries of African folklore, along with the interplay of some of my artistic influences that have followed me almost from the very beginning, which are African art, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso, just to name a few. From there my imagination in collaboration with my medium of choice, begins to bring that work to life. Sometimes it’s not that simple of a collaboration or process, as the subject itself may defy the medium or substrate and require a total change in direction from which it began, and begins to turn itself into something it wants to be and bring its own self to life in wonderful ways that I never imagined and totally unexpected. And I like that.”