Surfacing is about collecting textures from my travels and many local places. I layer them over non-objective watercolors. The process is similar to the art of cloisonne or stained glass without the planning. Colors are separated from each other by black partitions or walls. The textures seem to float above the loose, but intense color washes. The relationships are accidental and spontaneous. There are no realistic images, only colors, values, textures and sometimes hidden messages. My intention… Continue

My art will now be represented by the Midtown Gallery in Kalamazoo. Examples can be seen on the new website : midtownkalamazoo.com I am very fortunate to be included with this talented group of artists.

Hello MIchael,
I love the site and having a chance to reconnect! You know it has been twenty-some years since I first met you at the Rose Street Market...wow.
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Surfacing is a play on words about the application of a surface to an object. It is also surfacing as rising to the top like a diver or a submarine. Tings that are concealed or undiscovered peak out from below the surface. Sometimes it is difficult to tell what is on top and what is buried under the waves,