artist StaTement

painting, drawing, & clay art by M.C. Nagel

Once I acquired artistic skills, I quickly moved from strict realism to personal manipulation of reality.  A wide variety of ideas motivate my undertakings.  It is difficult to describe how this happens.

I feel patched into an alignment with the Universe’s Data Bank of all ideas.  Almost meditative, an idea will pop into my head and take over.  There is a compulsion to visually “talk to” the public.  An idea can be worked on through 3-D form and 2-D surface.  A new idea comes when it feels like there is a need to shift gears.  Ideas seem to control me, and it is thrilling.

I am a fine artist and produce paintings, drawings, and ceramic arts in my pottery studio, art workshop and gallery located in Cleveland, Ohio.