ARTIST’S STATEMENT:   

   My work represents my view of the world as I choose to see it.   I am fascinated with the play of light in nature, and in man’s created environment, ever changing and refocusing one’s attention.  I strive to capture this fleeting reality in my work, and to impart my emotional reaction to it.   In recent years I have concentrated on landscape painting in oil.  I have traveled and painted on location in France, Italy, Spain, and several areas of the US. I do small works on site,  recording the essence of the scene, the light, color, and atmosphere.  I refer to these paintings, and to the photographs I have taken, when working on larger pieces in the studio.  I am not trying to paint in a photo realistic way, as a camera sees, but instead as the eye sees. I am striving to capture a true sense of place, and my emotional reaction to it. I am pleased when people express a feeling of “being there” when viewing my work. In this fast paced age I am often struck with how little time people take to observe the world around them.  I hope my paintings can help them focus and appreciate this world, and perhaps look a little more carefully and enjoy a little more.