In March I had to move to a new studio because the building I had been in was sold and will be torn down. Moving was a tremendous stress as I had been at Art Square Studios on Main for over ten years and I had spilled out to occupancy three different studios. I've moved to Art Square Studios on Commence Street. After seven month I'm almost settled. This is me resting on my studio napping couch looking at a painting in progress. 

Oh that painting is no longer red,but red peeks through. 

I'm fascinated by studio detritus. For my show Spill, some paintings are on large sheets of heavy watercolor paper primed with gesso both front and back before the painting process begins. The papers are painted while pinned to a wall. As the paint spills across the top edge, a spray of water encourages the paint's downward run.  
The wall is protected by sheets of plastic and the floor has cardboard taped to it, but as the building has been sold and will be soon demolished, I've become a careless. 

Detail of a current work onWatercolor paper cut to 50"x 36"

Becoming Paint is my show at Archway Gallery, 2305 Dunlavy, Houston TX, 77006.
From April 1 - May 4, 2017

Thanks Debra Ford for the video.

It's playfully sensual to apply thick gesso with my hands. The marks of my hands create ridges and patterns  -  as if I'm desperately grasping  for something. In a strange way my hands create a self-portrait of my hands - a self portrait of me.

The origin of my Touch Series:  My show Coming Undone at Archway Gallery in September of 2014 consisted of 25 paintings and 7 photographs. These paintings were brightly colored, fairly tight, oil paintings. After the show I wanted to play. I looked around my studio and found all sorts of interesting materials. Instead of the small brushes I use for oil paint, I began using my hands to apply thick gesso onto the canvas. It was like a physical release. Then I applied layers and layers of various acrylic paints and mediums. The upper layers are diluted with medium so that the layers beneath are visible. I used iridescent, metallic and interference acrylic paints. My first 3 painting in this series were rather dark. Then I began to play with more color. These paintings have a physical depth to them. Light plays across the reflective surfaces and the shadows created by the thick texture. Their character is mercurial, changing as the light changes. 03.19.14