With few exceptions, the human form or the natural environment within which we live is created perfectly. I feel it is very unlikely that any artist will replicate or reproduce an image of that creation, whether on paper, canvas, or carved in stone, with equal perfection. However, I believe that Leonardo da Vinci was correct when he said that, “The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.”
Whether in the human form or in nature, variations of design; composition; color and value; reflect the essence or spirit of all that we perceive. It is this essence that is beautiful to me. It is this beauty which stirs the artistic spirit within me. It is this beauty and those stirrings I seek to represent in my artwork. I have been asked many times, “What do you paint?” My answer is not “portraits, landscapes, barns, or a child’s toy,” but rather, “Light.”
Although it is important for me to capture a realistic likeness of my subject, I find that I interpret, reveal, and clarify the real likeness residing below the surface of the people, places, and things I draw and paint. My goal, my purpose, and my reason for being an artist is to help people to “See what I See,” beyond the “glimpses.”
I hope this is the experience you have as you view my work below.