The physical, “real” world is visually fascinating to me; I strive to represent solid forms with fidelity; figure, tree, cup, etc. with a sense of breathable air around them combined with a tactile quality of surface which can bring the viewer closer to the painting and the made by hand process which was employed to make it. My preference is for suggested color as opposed to saturated color. I seek an interrelationship and fluidity between the forms represented. The feeling which is most often repeated in my work is that of equilibrium and balance and occasionally a gentle lyricism. Read more.