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 especially enjoy plein air painting and have traveled and painted on location in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and several areas of the US. I do small works on site, en plein air,  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 bring some of that world into focus, allowing the viewer the opportunity to enjoy what might have been missed, and inspiring him to look more as he moves through life.