My paintings result from a progressive dialogue, between stages of strategy, analysis, and intuitive choices. The results are viewed through the clear surface of my “canvas.” I do not paint backward…but I do paint on the back side, building, layer by layer, to a conclusion. My unique, indirect, painting process incorporates the thin, polymer panel to create the luminous visual qualities of copper enamel, art glass, or glazed tile, but with the added spontaneity and scale that painting allows.

I discovered my painting technique in an exploration of the visual properties of art glass with the objective of engaging the flexibility and spontaneity of painting. The bonus was that my new process, working on the back side of a thin, clear panel, forced me to relinquish a generous amount of control. This twist allows me to rely on my intuitive resources, injecting surprise into the process of creation.

My paintings are created using acrylic spray enamel on the obverse side of clear co-polyester panels--PETG. They are “obverse” paintings, rather than “reverse” paintings, in that they are not the product of a backward, formulaic process, but rather the result of a creative “dialogue,” action answered by a strategic, intuitive reaction, generated to be viewed through the clear surface. Working from behind is not the equivalent of working in reverse.

Using water, static, objects (found or created—to mask or print), and other masks and influences, I determine shapes and textures, building the paintings, color layer by color layer, overlaying textures and hues. I also use sgrafitto and solvents to clear and repaint areas or to manipulate the laying-on of colors in acrylic and other media, including collage, oil-pastel, and metallic dust. In fact, the optical qualities of the polymer, through which my work is viewed, becomes an additional “medium” in the finished work.

Each painting is unique—unrepeatable, by virtue of the technique. After completion, the paintings are annealed, giving the surface a “fingerprint,” a final mark of distinction. Some paintings are coated with a thin film of polyurethane to protect the surface.

As with all pigmented fine art, these paintings should be sheltered from direct sunlight, impact, and excessive heat.

Commissions welcome without obligation to purchase. Visit my CafePress Store.

Pasadena Society of Artists
2007 Art Exhibition & Sale, Los Angeles Arboretum, Pasadena CA

2007 Accolades Selection, group show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura CA
2007 Inspire, group show, QRC, Pomona College, Claremont CA
2007 Duality, group show, One Leaf Gallery, Pomona CA
2007 Diversity in the Arts: Reflections by 50+ Artists, group show, Bonaventure Hotel, LA CA
2007 GET:ART, group show/fundraiser, Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles CA
2006 Figure It Out, group show, J Ferrari Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2006 ArtCrawl 9, group show, The Echo, Los Angeles CA
2006 White Space I, solo show, W Hotel, San Diego CA
2006 Open House, group show, Metro Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2005 More Patterns, group show, Bamboo Revisited Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2005 Concentric, solo show, Fallbrook CA
2005 Create:Fixate, group show, Los Angeles CA
2004 Emergence, group show, Canoga Park CA
2004 LA Mart Art, group show, Los Angeles CA
2004 S.L.A.C. Summer Salon, group show, Los Angeles CA
2004 Carnival, group show, revisited Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2004 Montrose-Verdugo Juried Art Exhibition, Glendale CA, Honorable Mention
2004 S.L.A.C. Group Show, Los Angeles CA
2004 Greater Midwest International XIX, Warrensburg MO
2003 Fred Chuang, solo show, Coffee Table Gallery: Los Angeles CA
2003 Fred Chuang, solo show, Martini Gallery, West Hollywood CA
2003 Rosenthal International 2003-A Juried Competition, Fayetteville NC
2003 Northern National Art Competition, Rhinelander WI

ART FESTIVALS - Regular participation in the region including:
Fountain Hills AZ (Festival of Arts and Crafts & Great Fair)
Scottsdale AZ (Scottsdale Arts Festival)
Indian Wells CA (Indian Wells Arts Festival)
San Diego CA (ArtWalk & ArtWalk on the Bay)
Beverly Hills CA (Affaire in the Gardens)
Sierra Madre CA (Sierra Madre Art Fair)
Tempe AZ (Festival of the Arts)
Marin CA (Marin Art Fair)
And local Rotary Arts and Crafts Fairs in Woodland Hills and Studio City CA

PUBLICATIONS
2006 Taj Majal Review, Issue #10, Govindpur Colony, Allahabad, India
2004 Artwanted.com CREATIVE MINDS, Art Slam Press, Bountiful UT
2003 Tulane Review, Tulane University, New Orleans LA

2007-p The Silver Lake Art Collective
2005-p Pasadena Society Of Artists