Artist’s statement:

My artistic style and method, as well as my philosophy about art, is founded in my admiration for the Dutch, Flemish and Spanish Masters. I frequently employ their established composition formulas to determine the dimension and design of my work. Then I build surface and texture through layered oil painting combined with layers of translucent glazing to build the surface, texture and tone. I use this method in painting still life, landscape and figure or portraiture and have found that such an approach allows me to capture light and spirit as well as render form that has a sort of intrinsic identity. This is especially important when working with the figure or in portraiture because character and spirit are necessary features that the work must offer the viewer.

I also find some intrigue with symbolism and iconography, which I try to combine with the aesthetic principles noted above and time-proven techniques in an effort to create contemporary images that are evocative, intellectual and spiritual.