Statement

Looking at the landscape, in a way, is a confrontation with chaos. I find order in the confusion by selecting elements that are significant to the development of the picture. The landscape often contains plenty of middle-range greys that frequently change throughout the day, depending on the condition of light, a passing cloud etc. By combining all of these greys together with more saturated colors from the palette they seem to come to life as they borrow and lend their individual characteristics to inform one another for the good of the whole painting. There is always some kind of trade-off between close recollection of the local color and considerations designed to improve upon the scene. Therefore, I do not remain completely faithful to colors found in Mother Nature. My goal is to use meaningful color relationships to recreate the psychological effect of light as it emanates from each scene.

Time after time, nature defies imitation. Each of the paintings undergo a variety of changes in balance and compensation as I look, look again, recheck, and end up with something final as a type of equivalent to the scene. For me, one mark can make or break the image and I try to leave them alone when there is a sense of unified purpose in the picture. Above all, pictures should look effortless; free of problems that make them fall short of looking natural and of one cohesive thought.