"Mr. Martin combines techniques to produce whimsical, stylized imagery that is sure to delight and intrigue visitors to the gallery. The precisely cut paper works black and white with primary colors to produce sharp intense imagery. Within the precision of the cut paper works, the artist’s emotional connection to the images is reflected in the symbolic interplay between space, form and color."
New Bedford Standard Times, July 29, 2004

Each original design is lightly sketched in reverse on the back side of black silhouette paper. The design is cut out using an artist knife, scalpel, and at times a pair of delicate scissors. Then, inch-by-inch, using cooked rice starch and small brush the remaining black image is mounted on museum board. The color represented in my art is achieved by the additional use of gouache. I paint the shapes to the board prior to mounting the black paper.

Designing images with paper is like creating space with new meaning. Whether it is removing matter to form a shape or subsequently building on to existing elements, it is all part of the process to conceive and develop new forms. As each line is introduced it may become part of another whole, helping to define my intentions.