http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProfile.aspx?gid=106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509<br> <p> Sale has been creating innovative and vivid collage pieces since 1983. </p> <b>Artist’s Statement</b><br><br> I think of my collages as paintings and studies in color. Each piece is a pursuit to create an intimate and intelligent composition combining a variety of elements and invention that invite the eye into an ongoing experience; to explore and linger, and return to discover new details previously missed. <br> <br> <p>Abstract art allows an artist to ignore subject matter. My challenge, as I see it, is to create a structure that gives my compositions a convincing form that delivers a satisfying experience to the viewer. </p> <hr> <b>The Process</b><br><br> My collages are created from painted paper and typography. I paint my own paper and rarely use traditional collage elements like found objects, photos and precious papers because I am not interested in the use of specific materials - I am interested in the interplay of color and design. <br> <p>My focus is on color, pattern, repetition, line and typography and how they collaborate to create texture, depth and counterpoints that work to balance even asymmetrical elements. I use typography for its shape and style, to create areas of interest, to direct the eye around the work and to act as a counterpoint to other elements. I use type as another color. </p> <p>Most of my pieces begin with an underlying geometric pattern of color panes that slowly become more complex. I start with an idea, but as I apply color and other elements, it’s similar to adding notes to a song or words to a story - the piece begins to take a direction of its own. The process becomes increasingly intuitive, but it is never spontaneous. It is a measured and controlled process. I carefully create and shape every element and labor over the decision of where to place it. A composition may appear spontaneous - but it isn’t. </p> Copyright (C) 20085<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/72c40710-7e37-4921-a4d2-eacb08917005.jpg' alt='72c40710-7e37-4921-a4d2-eacb08917005' border="0" /><BR/>collage with pencil and oil pastelhttp://www.imagekind.com/Insider_art_art?IMID=72c40710-7e37-4921-a4d2-eacb08917005<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/e06aaf99-6b88-4e22-8ae2-7a7d09a07c76.jpg' alt='e06aaf99-6b88-4e22-8ae2-7a7d09a07c76' border="0" /><BR/>http://www.imagekind.com/Tall-brown_art_art?IMID=e06aaf99-6b88-4e22-8ae2-7a7d09a07c76<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/0222ec45-e010-4916-b9f8-a16f46fa5ba8.jpg' alt='0222ec45-e010-4916-b9f8-a16f46fa5ba8' border="0" /><BR/>collage with peincil and oil pastelhttp://www.imagekind.com/Tres-Phonic_art_art?IMID=0222ec45-e010-4916-b9f8-a16f46fa5ba8<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/5e94778d-c631-4c24-9744-358f36b5fd2b.jpg' alt='5e94778d-c631-4c24-9744-358f36b5fd2b' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/Veltroni-vertical_art_art?IMID=5e94778d-c631-4c24-9744-358f36b5fd2b<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/7e15ab62-08b3-4e12-becc-3939f989ad62.jpg' alt='7e15ab62-08b3-4e12-becc-3939f989ad62' border="0" /><BR/>collage with graphitehttp://www.imagekind.com/On-White_art_art?IMID=7e15ab62-08b3-4e12-becc-3939f989ad62<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/0f3ffe3d-3f2f-40d5-9c0f-f7b72d99797f.jpg' alt='0f3ffe3d-3f2f-40d5-9c0f-f7b72d99797f' border="0" /><BR/>Collage with pencil & oil pastelhttp://www.imagekind.com/White-Cream-III_art_art?IMID=0f3ffe3d-3f2f-40d5-9c0f-f7b72d99797f<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/7b9b689f-b86b-4268-b664-ead6d1852ec1.jpg' alt='7b9b689f-b86b-4268-b664-ead6d1852ec1' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/Med-d-Azur_art_art?IMID=7b9b689f-b86b-4268-b664-ead6d1852ec1<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/ef836e0d-f96c-4692-83b0-be26f845f3b3.jpg' alt='ef836e0d-f96c-4692-83b0-be26f845f3b3' border="0" /><BR/>Collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/Black-Red-Cross_art_art?IMID=ef836e0d-f96c-4692-83b0-be26f845f3b3<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/d7d7a174-6f71-4a69-9af7-bd50475e0f3f.jpg' alt='d7d7a174-6f71-4a69-9af7-bd50475e0f3f' border="0" /><BR/>collage with graphitehttp://www.imagekind.com/Red-Steel-I-vertical_art_art?IMID=d7d7a174-6f71-4a69-9af7-bd50475e0f3f<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/5424ad2d-d50b-471c-ad30-1309c0197ddd.jpg' alt='5424ad2d-d50b-471c-ad30-1309c0197ddd' border="0" /><BR/>collage with graphitehttp://www.imagekind.com/Red-Steel-I-horizontal_art_art?IMID=5424ad2d-d50b-471c-ad30-1309c0197ddd<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/fc5f48f0-c04d-4349-b71f-72db17ce7c96.jpg' alt='fc5f48f0-c04d-4349-b71f-72db17ce7c96' border="0" /><BR/>Collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/Ocean-Sky_art_art?IMID=fc5f48f0-c04d-4349-b71f-72db17ce7c96<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/287df025-fb81-4576-81d3-ca58aea9f45c.jpg' alt='287df025-fb81-4576-81d3-ca58aea9f45c' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/Veltroni-horizontal_art_art?IMID=287df025-fb81-4576-81d3-ca58aea9f45c<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/e7f5cf84-29ca-4cca-9151-2bd9affaf6b2.jpg' alt='e7f5cf84-29ca-4cca-9151-2bd9affaf6b2' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/Ultra-Mode-horizontal_art_art?IMID=e7f5cf84-29ca-4cca-9151-2bd9affaf6b2<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/5620da2e-03cb-4dba-83a4-940df73874d9.jpg' alt='5620da2e-03cb-4dba-83a4-940df73874d9' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/EE-Mode-horizontal_art_art?IMID=5620da2e-03cb-4dba-83a4-940df73874d9<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/d1cef3e5-91e5-40d3-9529-ed5b06a507a8.jpg' alt='d1cef3e5-91e5-40d3-9529-ed5b06a507a8' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/EE-Mode-vertical_art_art?IMID=d1cef3e5-91e5-40d3-9529-ed5b06a507a8<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/2ea3937a-df79-4d55-8873-2cccf1b42203.jpg' alt='2ea3937a-df79-4d55-8873-2cccf1b42203' border="0" /><BR/>collage, oil pastelhttp://www.imagekind.com/Orange-Juiced_art_art?IMID=2ea3937a-df79-4d55-8873-2cccf1b42203<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/4166d87e-afd9-4d4a-a09c-9dda46d455e1.jpg' alt='4166d87e-afd9-4d4a-a09c-9dda46d455e1' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/White-Cream-II_art_art?IMID=4166d87e-afd9-4d4a-a09c-9dda46d455e1<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/13e4f1c9-5efb-4d32-bc24-9f2598d552f4.jpg' alt='13e4f1c9-5efb-4d32-bc24-9f2598d552f4' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/White-Cream-I_art_art?IMID=13e4f1c9-5efb-4d32-bc24-9f2598d552f4<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/d0891c43-739f-4200-83d6-7471a6f8b37d.jpg' alt='d0891c43-739f-4200-83d6-7471a6f8b37d' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/Grey-Steel-I_art_art?IMID=d0891c43-739f-4200-83d6-7471a6f8b37d<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/8fce1ea9-121e-41cc-b762-8ea668ff11e5.jpg' alt='8fce1ea9-121e-41cc-b762-8ea668ff11e5' border="0" /><BR/>collage and graphitehttp://www.imagekind.com/Grey-Steel--II_art_art?IMID=8fce1ea9-121e-41cc-b762-8ea668ff11e5<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/1d54b4dd-13ae-4ca3-86b7-c3e57533040e.jpg' alt='1d54b4dd-13ae-4ca3-86b7-c3e57533040e' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/Bretoni_art_art?IMID=1d54b4dd-13ae-4ca3-86b7-c3e57533040e<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/69ad0f2a-3147-4125-b22f-55dd2f2dc029.jpg' alt='69ad0f2a-3147-4125-b22f-55dd2f2dc029' border="0" /><BR/>collagehttp://www.imagekind.com/Blue-Memo_art_art?IMID=69ad0f2a-3147-4125-b22f-55dd2f2dc029<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/7c8d46fb-3e1f-4f08-bbb9-9a0602884e22.jpg' alt='7c8d46fb-3e1f-4f08-bbb9-9a0602884e22' border="0" /><BR/>http://www.imagekind.com/Reef_art_art?IMID=7c8d46fb-3e1f-4f08-bbb9-9a0602884e22<img src='http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/106d2f9b-49c1-40b9-a69a-aebccfcfd509/uploadedartwork/100X100/4e025059-0d75-454b-a3fc-c408d0f9fce6.jpg' alt='4e025059-0d75-454b-a3fc-c408d0f9fce6' border="0" /><BR/>http://www.imagekind.com/INSIDER-card_art_art?IMID=4e025059-0d75-454b-a3fc-c408d0f9fce6