This work began as a series of photographs of interior spaces that interested me: attics, basements, stairwells – always empty of people, always dark, silent, disquieting. I like placing the viewer in the dark, looking into a lighted area beyond.

I use color lasers of these photographs to form the basis of a collage glued to mat board. I then add other images and textures (old drawings, fabric, acrylic sand, cut up canvasses) to build up a rich layer which is then reworked with sandpaper, oil paint, oil stick, colored pencil and Citrasolve. Once the above has been completed, I mount each one on board.

The result is to transform the “raw materials” of the photograph, fabric etc. into a more abstract and personal evocation of the original space.

Note: The events of September 11 have had a deep affect on these paintings and how I now see buildings and structures in general.