Welcome! The purpose of this website is to showcase my art, so that you
(my collectors, fellow artists, friends, and family) can stay abreast of
and connected to me and my work. Each available painting also lists the
size, price, and which gallery has the piece should you wish to see it
in person or purchase it.
I am an oil painter. I paint because I like discovering something’s
unique beauty as I see it, and then capturing my feelings about it in
paint.
I am both a “studio” painter and a “plein air” painter. Plein air is a
term which means painting from life outdoors and capturing the fleeting
effect of light and atmosphere in one sitting. Admittedly, I often
spend studio time on a painting to finalize it, but I always strive for
a finish in the field. The other term you might hear for finishing a
painting all in one sitting is “alla prima”. Whatever the term, there
is nothing like the fresh, loose, imperfection of detail, but perfection
of feeling, that comes from capturing the moment with wet into wet
paint. Do I create studio paintings? You bet. A large painting, a
unique composition, a complicated piece, bad weather, or an outright
failure in the field (it happens) will put me at my easel in the studio
using sketches and photos for reference. The light and shadows remain
constant, no rain, no wind, it’s warm, the scene does not change, the
restroom is handy…studio painting has much to recommend it.
Nonetheless, staying fresh with plein air painting strengthens my studio
painting.
I have learned and am still learning, from my fellow artists. I am
‘self-taught’ only in the sense that I have sought out and learned from
artists I admire. I have taken their workshops, watched demos, painted
with them, and studied books.
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