Aly VanDette
What does my art mean? Well, that’s entirely for you to decide. I don't always know what my art means to me until it’s completed. At times, I'm still left pondering its implications even upon completion. It starts with a mess of symbolism in my head that pours onto the page line by line. The media I chose to use are expressive and specific to each of my works. In most of my work, crosshatching, intricate mark making, or expressive shading is used. I try to turn something simple into something with many dimensions and I create many levels of possible interpretation. Each mark I make is either for you to decode, or to remain a cryptic mystery to your mind. I leave the choice in your hands.