Artist's Statement

My artistic style and method, as well as my philosophy about art, is founded in my admiration for Northern European Realism and American Realism. As a craftsman, I build surface and texture through layered oil painting combined with thin applications of translucent glazing. I have found that such an approach allows me to capture light as well as render form that has an intrinsic identity and offers the viewer a subtle expression of beauty as it is found in landscape, still life, and figure. I study and report form by continually sketching, writing and painting into the surface of my work. Using this method, combined with traditional aesthetic principles, allows me to create contemporary images that are evocative, spiritual, and connect with the viewer on a personal level. By indulging in form and the aesthetic, I attempt to paint the denominators most common to human beings in their search for the beautiful and sublime. Thus, I hope that my art offers a connection to good things.

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