Torqued Series 2025

The Torqued Series started in 1998 with the introduction of the ‘Torqued Paintings’. This was an investigation into the basic principles of painting – line, shape, colour and form – using custom-built stretcher frames that ‘torque’ the painting surface. These 3-D canvases have formed the foundation of my practice and have been an integral part in establishing a unique language for the overall ‘Torqued Series’ which now includes paintings on fiberglass panels as well as works that contour to corners. Another development to the series has been the introduction of a hexagon frame with no perpendicular sides – the ‘Abstract Frame’ – which creates a new and dynamic shape in which to explore.

The newest iterations of the Torqued Painting series are works’ that hark back to the original square-shaped frames, yet this time the frame sides are slanted at obtuse and acute angles giving the works a new perceptive effect. The angles remain constant throughout the series as a way to connect the work, literally and figuratively. A couple of the pieces are diptychs and connect at singular points, talking to each other, while others are individual and visually connected through the physical design of the pieces, as seen in the ‘Life’ series, a four-panel work that is coming into focus. Through big or small steps, that’s always the important part of my practice – to keep evolving and exploring new ideas and methods in which to pursue my aesthetic language.