BioAaron Staples is a native of northern Maine. Growing up in a rural environment, he developed a deep affinity for nature that continues to inform his art practice.He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Maine College of Art and Design in Portland, Maine.His work is created using a brush and sumi ink on archival rag paper. He maintains a studio in South Portland where he resides with his partner, Julia and their two dogs.StatementMy artwork is an exercise in expressing the divine found in the mundane. Each drawing is an exploration of the complexity inherent in nature’s constructions. By shaping the flow of ink into lines, and allowing that line to inform the next, the subject emerges. Each fluid mark reveals the sacred geometry that defines our world. The elegant intricacy evokes a sense of wonder that is contained in the overlooked and ignored.