Artist Statement

Artist Statement

I am interested in the multivalent ambiguities of abstraction. 

My abstractions are not mathematical but more from nature. 

Abstraction allows an openness of reference to many diverse sources. Each starting point has infinite possibilities and limitations. I use abstraction as a means to discover and contemplate the world around me. 

Drawing fosters a direct approach. Recurring interests and preoccupations structure successive investigations via a relatively improvisational process. Internal and external locations are compressed, confounding mystery and clarity. Marks and smudges are asked to give integrity to the observation of semi-palpable forms and shifting spaces.

Whitcomb, Robert, 'Ambiguities of abstraction.' New England Diary, September 25, 2021.