I am an artist focused on creating realistic oil painting. My inspiration is drawn from the art of the great masters, such as Carravagio, Rembrandt, Van Dyke, Sir Henry Raeburn, Ingres, Velaquez, William McGregor Paxton and William Bouguereau. Centered on creating Portraits and Personal scenes is at the core of my artistic directive. With a gentle touch of surrealism, I seek to render narratives of magical and humanistic imagery.

The act of painting is my passion. The physical process is simple, it is just applying a mixture of oil and pigment to the cloth. But the act itself, can result in the most magical and spiritual experience. It is a meditation. It is a silent poetry. The physical manifestation of one's vision is nothing short of a god-like exeperience. This creation now has the potential to stir the souls' of all who witness. In essence, it take on a life of its own. It will continue to grow and evolve long after the artist as signed.

Painting has opened my eyes to the world.

In thinking of portraiture, I see the 'spirit of life' in every face. I am mystified by human diversity. My portraits attempt to go beyond merely capturing the subject’s likeness but also to include a momentary ‘truthfulness’ of their essence. That is, to capture reality with that touch of whimsy that is often present in the everyday but often looked over in this hectic, modern world.

My Life's quest... is to create paintings of timeless beauty and human truth.