About Allen
While growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, I was always aware I had some type of creative streak, but, never found a way to channel this creativity. While attending Purdue University to obtain my pharmacy and marketing degrees, I took an elective art class where I discovered my passion for painting and the outlet for my creativity. After spending many years in the corporate world, in 2009, I decided to follow my passion and have been a full-time artist ever since.
In 2012, I was juried into The Torpedo Factory Arts Center in Alexandria, Virginia and then moved into my own gallery/studio located in Woodbridge, VA in 2014. I have sold and placed my work throughout the world in residential, corporate and government locations and work with galleries, designers and architectural firms.
Artist Statement
I consider each painting a new artistic journey. I am interested in the experimentation of color, light, and luminosity and strive to create a sense of balance with each composition. There is intense interplay between organic flow and structured ideas and the limitless possibilities that lie between.
My paintings are driven by chance through layering, mixing, and pouring, to create a composition that is truly unique. As I apply the paint with a palette knife, ideas emerge providing new opportunities and directions for me to explore and expose – but, I am also aware of my original scope of work which is structured and planned.
The images often resemble “dreamscapes” of the landscape – a sunset, the weather, or even a season, but, all are subject to interpretation. As with every dream, each is unique, limitless, and truly one-of-a-kind.
My inspiration can come from a variety of sources including personal experiences, immediate surroundings, music, and the enjoyment of simply being creative. There are pieces that are densely and aggressively painted, and others that possess a more luminous and tranquil quality. I want my paintings to make you feel something and I use a range of mood, color and composition to get you there.
