Dandridge Davis

I paint as a way to communicate.  

Painting for me is intuitive ... giving free rein to impulsiveness and sensuality balanced between organic (nature) and geometric (man) shapes that become a dialogue.  The physical process bonds me to the painting.  I stand over raw canvas and stain the first layer by applying thin, diluted paint with a sea sponge. Sometimes it is poured allowing for a varying effect. Each layer evolves due to the interaction of the colors, the tool (i.e. squeegee, palette knife) used to apply the paint and any additions of thick mediums and gels in different finishes. Any prettiness will have a sense of torque to it … an element of surprise. A boldness, muscular of a sinewy kind. Each painting starts with me leading the paint, it then takes on a life of its own and begins to lead me. Back and forth like a dance. Through this process unpredictable encounters occur. And it is my hope, that the viewer finds their story.

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