Painting is truth and wonder.
Biography
Hello! I’m an artist living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
After earning an MFA in Design from the School of Visual Arts in New York, I developed brands for entrepreneurs and retail companies and directed commercial art in the entertainment industry. Later, I wrote and illustrated a picture book, Felix Wakes Up, published by APub. You can find my art in private collections and at the McGuffey Art Center.
Origin. Go within yourself and be one with the world. The deeper we go within ourselves, the closer we are to everything else. But are all things truly connected? The Origin collection explores patterns of similarity in nature, love, and conflict. The show invites you to find patterns and connections among the different paintings, and then to gently explore what your findings mean to you.
This is a quartet. Each piece is three feet square, acrylic on canvas. Inquire.
I aim to paint with an open heart and a free mind. But that never happens.
Statement
I approach the blank canvas with curiosity. As I paint, figures and landscapes come and go. It is a sacred time when the art finds itself. A time for mystery and wonder.
But I forget that. Instead, I push toward perfection. I love this part. I challenge my skills to render the best version I can. When the ideal is on the canvas, it’s time to breathe life back into it. I smear the paint, swat it with brushes, and scrape it with knives.
This is when the painting comes alive. I paint with my whole being, embracing the ugliness and beauty of life. When at last the truth emerges in the painting, it is ready to share.
