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Over the last few years, my work has undergone several incarnations.  I have experimented with many mediums and evolved with several distinct styles.  My most recent work is a departure once again.  I wanted a change in subject, medium and style.  I had always been interested in the19th century illustrator Aubrey Beardsley.  I also have an interest in Medieval European, Asian art, and Surrealist women artists such as Romedios Varo, Dorothea Tanning and of course, Frida Kahlo.  I am just beginning this series and as of March 2007, compiling information and ideas that may or may not be seen in the finished works. 
I have come across yet another technique that involves an ink drawing on panel, spray-paint and in the end, the surface looks like a woodcut matrix.  The surface is tactile and some illusion of three-dimensional space is evident.  However, I am trying to keep the usual perspective tricks to a minimum.
The content continues with an idea that I had regarding Sacred Spaces.  The figures are isolated within a space that holds personal sanctity.  The figures are also posed with enchanted fingers which is a defense but also a signifier of creative energy/power.  This could be a kind of magic that is channeled through the output of the creative mind.

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