Extended City

In my paintings, I have been trying to find stability in a landscape with no land. How can we find our footing in a world that seems to be constantly shifting? Cities are fascinating creatures—the work and organization that goes into a cityÕs creation and evolution; the constant adaptations and the sometimes hidden history of these changes are things I like to think about. Following a long interest in how things come apart, IÕve lately been focusing more on community ties and the security (or illusion of security) needed to nurture growth. Burgeoning cities of a sort are beginning to fill in the voids in my paintings. As in life, with a sort of trial and error, some efforts work better in making the whole precarious heap hum. I am consistently fascinated by the resilience of life and our ability to keep going in the face of sometimes horrendous or ridiculous circumstances. My paintings celebrate this fascination and my love of the urban landscape.