I observe the colors, hues, textures, shapes, highlights, shadows, light reflections, and light refractions, all working together in a perfect harmony that we call beautiful.
I attempt to make my work as organic as possible by loosely applying random brush strokes of acrylic or oil paints to a mixture of layered plaster and oxidized metal powders to achieve an unexpected and desired surface. It is at this point that I allow the canvas to determine which direction I will take or the subject I will paint.
At other times, my work may start with a more calculated, thought-out approach only to end with me throwing caution to the wind, working off what I am feeling in that moment rather than any particular technique!
ALL said and done, as an artist, it is a gratifying release to be able to bring forth onto canvas or sculpt into existence my interpretation of a visual symphony, and to be able to share that with others is something that I find to be truly rewarding.
