In spring and early summer of this year, working day and night with intense concentration, I completed 12 paintings in a “New Home” group, shown in the Gallery section as Portfolio Two. They represent a significant expansion from my previous work. Use of lines has become a metaphor, with fresh and spontaneous interpretation flowing into both past and future.

The paintings represent increasing simplicity, and were inspired by a series of dreams received during June and July. On the morning of June 10, 2015 I visualized a circle that contained abstract forms relating to one another. An inner voice prompted the New Home name, and upon waking each day I entered sketches and procedures in a journal – all from the inspiration of my dream life.

The group Breakout, High Risk and Mr. Matt’s Capture chronicle the escape of Richard Matt and David Sweet from the Clinton Correctional Facility. Along with much of our country, my imagination was preoccupied with these events. On June 26th at 11am I painted Mr. Matt’s Capture (a gestural representation of Matt being shot in the woods). He was apprehended and killed at 4pm that same day.

On January 9, 2015, we all watched a group of terrorists in Paris hold hostages while inflicting fear upon our world. At approximately 12:00 noon, after the siege and several deaths, I was pulled into a sleep and dreamed.

In my art practice I choose to tap into another aspect of reality: my dreams provide fresh breath and are life-giving. This realm unfailingly connects me to the essence of past, present and future, evoking justice for our planet – which sometimes suffers from inhumanity.

I believe the practice of art can illuminate darkness and, through unity of line, gesture, color and form, and the force of creation, bring God’s light and understanding and greater harmony to the world we share.