Pattern Play

This is an excerpt from a blog post: " I’ve become more interested in pattern in my own work in general although the patterns I usually play with are light and organic rhythms. The regular repeating symmetry of the patterns on the pot felt like a musical counter point to the patterns in the worn wood table top.
This painting is a particular kind of still life set up where I layer objects in an outdoor environment and set about painting it with an eye to color development. I'm using my Cape School roots of examining color spots blended with my own ideas about developing my eye and expressing the perceptual experience over time. This involves a layering process that I think of as an open-weave kind of painting. Each layer informs the next. Certain early layers are preserved to shine through and each added layer builds character and depth to both the surface and the space. "