Connections in Pink
The Connection series incorporates color, lines, and layers. I strive to create pleasing blends of colors and shapes. I use one line that begins and ends at the same spot, symbolizing eternity. I use the doodles that I draw. Making these doodles calms my nerves. I have done these doodles in my sketchbooks or paper scraps for years. In 2020, when I was staring at the dyed canvases I used as my under-paintings, I was unsure how to proceed with them. I felt the whole world was changing, and my work must change, too. Then I thought about the doodles and decided to add them to the canvas and play with color in those spaces.
With these paintings, I've pushed my work further into abstraction, creating a series that is a testament to our shared humanity. The process of making them is a relaxing, meditative journey. The circles are transparent, opaque, divided, and whole. These shapes represent society—all connected by a single line, yet all unique. The dye is symbolic of the elements of life that are beyond our control. As the dye is poured, It runs and drips where it wants on the surface of the raw canvas—usually taking the path of least resistance. Next, I apply layers of ink, latex house paint, acrylic, and charcoal. The final layer is oil paint.