I paint from life. My work is based on direct observation, and is a meditation on the interaction of light and form. I paint the figure, landscape and still life. I do not mimic my subject, but arrive at a poetic interpretation through selectivity. This expressive response to my visual experience allows me to create a uniquely compelling viewpoint on nature.

I spend my summers painting the wetlands of south Louisiana, while the rest of the year is spent painting in the urban environment of downtown Brooklyn. My experience in New York has forged a new viewpoint in my work. The city and the marsh present vastly different landscapes, still my artistic process remains the same. I wait for my subjects to reveal themselves. As light falls upon an object, the landscape or a face, it may seem to dissolve or expose the forms. My mind quiets and I paint. As a poet uses words, I select the fewest passages that will convey the mood of my subject.

My work is deeply rooted in the traditions of painting and drawing. I have studied with 20th Century Impressionists, Neo Platonists, modern figurative sculptors, and Classical Realists. The history and vocabularies of my profession are a foundation upon which I have built a framework to explore the value of form, of line, and of color.

Paul Cezanne said, “The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution!” I too, believe that art is not so much a matter of an extravagant subject, but rather that all art must come from the freshness and sincerity of the look. In a world overwhelmed by visual media, there is still much that can be said with paint.