As an artist, my primary mode of communication has always been through images. I create art as a way to demonstrate various relationships - that of the paint and the canvas, the viewer and the subject, the line and the light - and emotions. I began my art career with a love for line work and have used that basis to inform the forms in my acrylic paintings. Initially, my art was mostly flat in color; over time, however, I’ve learned to use palette knives to add texture and bring more body and life to a piece. I am attracted to saturated colors, particularly cool tones. My hope is for the viewer to see the subject through the same bright lens I do.My greatest success has been in my portraits of people I know and love. I feel they best convey to the viewer my feelings about the subject. My desire for other people to see my point of view is rooted in enjoying company in my world and a hope that they can understand the importance of my relationships and my imagination.
