SMALL PAINTINGS, BUT YET POWERFUL IMAGES
I began this series of small abstract paintings while teaching at the MAQ Museo de Arte in Queretaro, Mexico. I started a collection of different size cards announcing art openings from all the different cultural centers, museums and art galleries, both in Queretaro and San Miguel Allende area. I accumulated hundreds over a five year period and they were every where around my studio tables and I began using them as palettes where I would mix colors when painting. After a while amazing interesting and provocative images from accidents, drips, smears, brush strokes,collage ,mono printing and color transfers...that began to interest me tremendously. I saw a great potential and venue for me to move away from my minimalist work to a more spontaneous and improvisational approach. At this point they are Untitled pieces and I think I will Not title them. I want the viewer to finish the piece to interact and be more involved with the image ,rather than have a title tha