"To take my inner visions with my hands and create a work of art for you the viewer .... That is the ultimate in self expression."
Everyday moments really capture my attention. Ones that trigger memories or evoke a strong emotional reaction on my part quickly become my next obsession. By observing these often-fleeting moments I notice that my views on life especially in terms of time and how little of it we as individuals each have, and how one’s own perspective overall can be narrow, thus I use them to spur growth in myself with a desire to enhance the human experience.
I truly feel that my artworks are the most rewarding and fulfilling way for me to communicate my inner thoughts and feelings with those around me.
I see my art as the puzzle pieces of who I am. The memories of my life thus far that have accumulated to bring me to Cher today. I am able through my paintings of children go back and experience moments in time that had subtle or profound bearing on who I have become, and to recapture the magic in those moments, thus still feeling their impact. Some of my other subject matter gives pause to the clock as I take time to view my past years as a spectator. I also cherish my rituals and appreciate a little free time that I can use to regenerate myself, and I show this through chosen subject matter!
Technically speaking as a hyperrealism artist I am manipulating reality to create illusionistic depth which is of course achieved by linear perspective – setting your horizon line across your composition and placing your vanishing point along that line. All the lines that define the scale of a 3-dimensional element then converge on the same point and voila you have illusionistic depth! In my work, the concept of illusion is when my innermost thoughts are laid bare for the viewer, and this evokes an emotional response which connects the viewer to their own library of memories whereby the connection between my image and their own experiences is completed. Total SATISFACTION as an artist.
