Artist Statement

My images are spiritual in a Jungian sense, and are deeply felt. As I try to express these unconscious, mythical archetypes, part of what is driving me, and which sometimes affects my imagery.

I use deep red oil paint to depict anger and a feeling of overwhelming infatuation. Colors like light cadmium yellow give off a sharp pain and intense emotion. Deep red with bright yellow is a theme in my work. My images come from mythology, Jungian depth psychology, and identification with my Greek heritage. I surround ancient symbols in abstract expressionism to convey both the intensity of my emotions and the story of my personal struggle in the form of myth.

In summary, my work explores the depth of human existence, and the empathy and love that is found in the exploration of that depth

Artist Statement for Imperium:

Imperium is a series of ships from times past, surrounded with color and symbols from myth to create fantasy scenes. The primary style is abstract realism, painted in (mainly) oil on canvas.

The ships in this series are not static; they are in some type of process of transformation, on their way to something or from something—allowing the viewer to determine what battle might have happened, or could be imminent.

In The Triumph of Life, based on Percy Shelley’s poem of the same name, the skies are shown as the “mask of darkness fell” while the boat “lingers o’er the ocean floor.” This last great poem of Shelley remains unfinished, as does the path of the vessel.
In Hell is Empty; the Devils are Here, a white dragon, representing Lucifer, hangs above the ship, but cannot approach it.
In Many Moons Ago, An Ancient Greek Trireme warship sails through a land of many moons.

Artist Statement

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