I use nature as inspiration to convey my impression, message or vision of beauty for whatever it is I am painting.

There are parts on a work or nature that interest me more than others. When the interest in the work wanes, I will stop work on the piece. It’s almost the same idea as the human eye. When you look at someone’s face, say someone you consider beautiful, you will focus more on the person’s eyes, hair, mouth or whatever interests you. This is the way to work, I am saying, “This is what I saw. This area interested me, this area did not. Can you, the viewer, understand me? Even if you disagree.”

I have always been interested in the application of paint ever since I started painting. I have studied application of paint from the old masters to the impressionists. I like to use oil paint to it’s full capacity in my work. Whether that means thin veilings and glazes of color, offset by thick impastos or sometimes mixing my colors right on the canvas to produce a more lively and beautiful surface, this is an important piece of the puzzle towards producing a painting that is a feast for the eyes.

My works are in many private collections and a list of my exhibitions and awards are below.