Tribute to Matisse 6

2023, Collage with Linoleum Block Elements on Cotton Rag Paper 11.13 x 15 inches Henri Matisse is one of the artists who has greatly shaped and inspired my visual approach and artistic process. In 2015, I saw an exhibit of Matisse's work in New York and this had a really profound influence on my mark making. I felt a connection to his shapes and collages, and to his process of how he worked with his assistants. I’ve since been evolving my approach to collage and fine tuning my shape language.  Through his series of collages, I celebrate his influence. I’m using my own color palette and birthing a new body of shapes which are based on the plant and flower collages I've done over the past few years. What I love about these collages is the opportunity to practice my intuition and remain playful with my composition. Through my approach to collage since 2015, I’ve been mimicking Matisse’s process.  During the last decade of his life, Matisse used two simple materials—white paper and gouache