Opening Reception 6-9PM

Main Street Gallery

252 South Main Street

Pomona, CA 91766

Running through July 27th

I am in an awesome group show at Bunny Gunner!

Opening Reception is tonight!  July 14, 2012 from 3-11 pm

Closing reception is July 28, 2012 6-10 pm

Come out and see all the talented artists!

Come see some art (including mine) for a great cause!

June 2, 2012

Beginning at 7PM

http://www.getart.org/index.html

Group show at Bunny Gunnery Gallery in Pomona, CA. Exhibition from February 11th to March 3rd, 2012.

For more information go to: www.bunnygunner.com

Inland Empire Weekly’s Stacy Davies wrote a review of the Gray Matter Show at Bunny Gunner.

Teaser of the article:

Her work in this show falls into two categories, faces and flowers, yet they are linked by a solid artistic style in which heavy brush strokes of black, white and gray create ghostly contours, highlights and shadows. The faces are akin to zombies, or some other tormented soul, and the flowers are the species that would be plucked by such gothic creatures, void of any scent or hue with which to seduce you. The backgrounds on the figures and flora, on the other hand, are a single, solid color—orange, green, blue—an effective juxtaposition of perception of the disillusioned subject and what the world might actually be reflecting back. In fact, the eyes of the faces are pupil-less, just white orbs that detect little more than their own inner struggle. Logically, they would see the world through that filter, and perhaps this is why the flowers, usually believed to reflect the beauty and promise of nature, serve only as projections of angst.

See the rest of the article here: http://www.ieweekly.com/cms/story/detail/shades_of_gray/4134/

Recent show at Bunny Gunnery Gallery in Pomona, CA. Exhibition from August 13th to September 7, 2011.

Pieces are acrylic on canvas, ranging in size from 24×24 to 40×72.

Show Statement

The series of work being exhibited is titled “Gray Matter”. Technically speaking, Grey matter, with an   “e” refers to matter made up of neuronal cell bodies. The grey matter includes regions of the brain involved in muscle control, sensory perception such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, and speech. The works reflect my personal and recent connection with these subjects that Grey Matter controls.

I keep being told I am young. However time seems to be passing quickly and my reactions and acts to events seem dull for my senses that Grey matter controls. A quote from Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic philosopher, states the following, “Time is like a river made up of the events which happens, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another comes in its place, and this will be carried away too.”

The images represent the place I have been in mentally and physically; an age and time in one’s life were nothing seems as it is. Life was really black and white but now gray is beginning to appear. Personal perceptions are skewed for the better or worse and the path of personal development is blurred.

These paintings represent the end of my “childhood” and the beginning of a new chapter that is referred to as “adulthood”. The bridge I was once standing on is gone, and I begin a new path in which things do move quickly and time is lost, even as these words are read, but that is something I can wrap my fist around, the fact that I am an embodiment of my actions and I create my factual existence.

And so with all said begins the chapter in my life, “Gray Matter”.

Eulogy was created in 2009 and measures approximately 20 feet. The concept developed out of the contemplation of how an individual’s death is remembered by his/her community. Thus it made myself contemplate my existence and I came the realization of how one’s life is usually viewed in western culture. A proper eulogy, made at an individuals death,  is a string of events that reminisces on an individuals successes in life, but never it’s pitfalls. As human beings we some how end up failing at this as well, summarizing existence into  groupings that are short and usually extend in length in the human mind for a mere twenty seconds. I wanted to challenge this logic and create a work of how I would like my existence to be remembered or rather viewed; a twisting an tumbling linear line that has successes and failures. Eulogy is composed of materials including watercolor, ink, gauche, acrylic, pen, and oil.

Group art show at Bunny Gunner Gallery from February 12 to March 5, 2011.  It featured work from many artists with many small pieces.  See the rest of the art from the show here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=o.144688438924024

Artillier Exhibition

I began my exploration into stoic philosophy as a way to combat my fears and anxieties and it has taught me a new approach to living my life in a way to question my decision-making in a logical way in which emotional responses are evaluated separately than logic.

Stoic philosophy developed in the Hellenistic period, 250 BCE-500 CE, and was popular in the Greek and Roman Era as guidance to living one’s life. Stoicism was the result of an attempt to designate good from evil and the propriety of fate in relation to life. As Marcus Aurelius wrote, “Nothing happens to any man which he is not framed by nature to bear.” A  Stoic believes the individual is part of their natural surroundings and has control only on what those are, but not on one’s true and ultimate fate.

The ultimate gift of life is the control of the mind with the understanding that life is a journey based on the representation of four main concepts: truth, wisdom, justice, and moderation. Stoicism has become part of my consciousness to embrace this outlook on my life and ponder each moment as it arrives.  Stoicism focuses on what one makes from life not on what one makes in life. In the end it is about being free from regrets and empowerment over ones judgments. Virtue is viewed as its own reward.

My recent embrace of Stoic Philosophy has led to the creation of a composition of work representing the self, the new voice I hold in everyday living, and in viewing that which is expressed in these visual constellations.

This series, begun in 2008, developed off of the dialect and similarities of a rose petal and human lips. Thus exploring the technique of abstraction theoretically as well as technically.