“some kind of magic happens in the course of visual abstraction. the mind interprets images differently. the result is a more personal and often resonant experience. the first time i saw monet’s ‘water lilies’ in paris, i wept for half an hour, a moment of emotion rivaling only the night my grandfather died. i’ve spent the last several years exploring ways to create with camera and photoshop the same kind of experience monet produced with paint and canvas.”
