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Hello!

For me, making art is an adventure.  I'm as excited by a happy accident or new discovery as I am when  I ride a roller coaster ( riding roller coasters is as daredevil as I get).  I'm constantly trying new ideas, and have little problem destroying hours of work in the name of experimentation.  If it doesn't work, such is life, I'll try not to do it again.  The acquisition of computer skills a few years ago has tipped the balance in favor of creation, rather than destruction for me. I now take photos of my works in progress all along the way then slip them in to Photoshop or Illustrator and tear them apart and put them back together- however I want.  This is particularly therapeutic when I'm stuck.  If I like it I will print it out on artist quality canvas photography paper, mount it on wooden artist panels and experiment on it; later adding what I feel is successful into the " original piece".   I usually end up with at least three versions of what I think are best described as studies before the " original piece" is complete.
 
Resin is one of my favorite mediums to work with.  I love its clarity, thickness and unifying quality.  I love painting and gluing things  in-between layers of resin.  I love the veil of dimension each layer creates and my larger pieces are often quite heavy.   Glitter is another one of my faves.  It looks magical under a layer of resin especially if it has been obscured lightly, or heavily by a wash of transparent paint and well incorporated into the composition.