CONSTRUCTS
CONSTRUCT: to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements.
The Constructs series began in my sketchbook, a space free from the expectation of producing finished work. Through quick, intuitive thumbnail drawings, experimentation became central to the process. These early studies formed the foundation for an ongoing body of work that asks what is flat, what is dimensional, and what is imagined.
The series now includes over 85 works on 20 × 23 inch raw canvas. Using line, shape, and color, I incorporate refurbished canvas scraps, acrylic paint, collage, and wood dowels to build forms that exist between painting and object. The raw canvas remains visible, emphasizing process, structure, and material presence.
The Constructs hold tension between flatness and volume, control and improvisation, clarity and ambiguity—inviting perception to shift and meaning to remain open.
