Experiment
Red & Green Lumi
How long have you been creating your serious abstracts? For about the last ten years I have been creating the particular type of abstract prints seen here. What elements of sound or musical expression do you call upon as an emotional or intellectual influence if any? I love modern art – Expressionism, Cubism, abstract. The raw emotion in these forms plus the interaction with the viewer is very appealing to me. In music I love jazz and fusion (a mix of jazz, blues, rock, etc.) which definitely ties in with my artistic tastes. Music and art are so alike … expressing with sound or with a visual medium … it’s really the same thing to me. Angular lines, smooth curves, splashes and crashes of sound or color; creating moods and feelings; saying something. To me, music is art, art is music. Your palette used through your digital medium is clear and clean. Is this by design? I would say yes. I think part of being an artist is to know what you like … what you’re after. Much of what I do is experimental but there is a guiding force that leads me to final composition and effect. I don’t really know why I’m so drawn to the etched look in printmaking. I love the detail but also there is a gritty, metallic earthiness that happens in the etching process that intrigues me and pulls me in. I also love the inkiness of the colors of that type SunStorm/Fine Art • Spring 2018 • Page 63