Women in Art 278 Magazine January 2017 | Page 19

My abstract paintings are created using my original mixed media technique . Developed in 2012 , my complex process combines ink and acrylics with epoxy resin . Careful layering and manipulation , with the addition of a household chemical and propane torch , produce explosive artworks . Stimulating paintings radiant with positive energy .

Concentrating on the process , rather than the possible meaning , my spontaneous creations are purely emotional . Relying on only gravity , patience , and self-restraint , I describe my artistic ritual as both liberating and exhilarating . my creative experience is a freedom like no other , achieved by relinquishing control to “ fluidity ”, or the natural path of liquid , as it flows thick or thin , into and out of other streams . Colors combining as they wish , resisting the temptation to intervene , while I wait for the perfect moment to add a mist of chemicals causing an eruption of color or using a tool to drag a line of color through another . page 19

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