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 Artistic Statement
The first painting I recall doing was during the summer of 1987 in a silk screen shop in Fort Collins, Colorado. My brother Brian was working part time for his ex-wife's father. I was bored with waiting for Brian to get off of work so we could go and play. He was tired of me pacing the floors so he suggested that I should go and do a painting. "What a great idea," I thought, so I went over to a bench and laid out a scrap piece of particle board and started my first creation. I consisted of dried paint skin peeled off the top of a paint can and drippings from the paint from underneath the can onto the board. Everyone loved it. Ever since that day painting has been in my blood, it's what keeps me going.
This is a brief overview of my work and what I enjoy doing most. I hope you enjoy. Vrba
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| Member since: 2000 Next Show At Core: July 19 - Aug. 4, 2002 Email: kv@moaarch.com
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In the beginning I found it difficult to find a style I liked, although all of my paintings were done horizontally, except for two. Eventually I evolved into a style that was similar to Jackson Pollack, not even knowing who or what Pollack's paintings were about until approximately 1992 when a friend bought me a second hand biography book on Pollack. I looked it over and appreciated his work, although I like the way my paintings flow and mix together compared to Pollack. 
Many people use the term "splash art" for my style of work but I really don't like to use the term "splash," it sounds accidental or unplanned. I like to say "I throw my paint." Every painting is thought out thoroughly and meticulously starting with the background and then I plan out which colors will be overlaying other colors. This creates depth and separation in my paintings. For example, red is heavier than black so the red sinks into the black creating a cloud like effect. I work with oil based enamels so the paint moves and blends together quite differently depending on the color. I add oil based flat colors and a latex flat to help create even more of a separation where the flat stands above the other oils. I usually add the flat towards the end of a painting. I call the final layer of paint or splashes, "Pollacks." I must give credit for the noblest of men of his time, Jackson Pollack. 
I do my paintings in one sitting. I do not come back the next day and add paint to the piece I worked on. The reason for this is simply because the paint will not mix or bond together very well. My latest pieces have been painted on a 1/4" masonite or particle board, sometimes even on scrap lumber I find lying in an alleyway . I attach the board with screws to a frame made up of 2"x2" pressure treated wood. I have used canvas in the past although now the canvas cannot hold the weight of the paint I apply to a piece, therefore I tend to use a hard surface.