Artist Statement                                                       

About My Work

My work is a foundation for me to gain a better understanding about human beings.  The work I do is emotionally driven and often an exact interpretation of my present "truth."  A lot of it is personal.  However, the concepts deal with the emotional movement that each one of us shows to each other, whether directly or indirectly we are affected by the presence of each other.

Do we choose our environments?  I believe we do. 

Although we are not always aware and in control of our surroundings, I believe on some level we cannot always be aware in order for us to obtain and simulate flow.  To be "aware" could change the flawless reality of our effect on one another.  One only needs to be in control of oneself by insisting on being present, committed to the moment, and willing to listen with every part of one's being to simply experience the power of the moment, the exchange, the greatness of being able to...  life is a gift and to live is to give thanks, this is what I believe.

When we interact, whether intended or not, what we say has volume, absolute shape and absolute line or color or form. This natural process of interaction intrigues me. What it looks like, what it feels like, compels me to bring it to the surface.  I cannot abandon my mind's vision and it is through the act of painting in which I make sense of my experiences with people and dreams.  I believe we cannot afford to dismiss one another as unimportant, as not connected. I would not say the act of me painting is a political movement to somehow save the world. However, I would be called a liar if I denied the hope that remains with me to change a mind or make one's soul feel through my art. And it is my hope that so long as I am living that what emerges from my hands is a delicate process of "truths." 

Every aspect of my paintings is driven by my ambitious nature to acknowledge these images, they are necessary. My art is not a loose interpretation of the truth, but rather a record of the events that took place.

- Mac, Artist

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