Mixed Media Collage

I begin my process by painting on papers and canvases. These paintings are fashioned in an abstract genre. I color-categorize them, and they act as my color palette in my next phases of work. The mediums used consist of oils, acrylics, watercolors, ink, crayon, enamels, and metallics. The creation of my image on a wood panel is the next step. I begin cutting and dismantling the abstracts to create my contemporary, figurative, and landscape works.  I use a process of inlaying the paper and canvas to make one cohesive, puzzle-like image. The completed art is then varnished and framed for hanging.