I am drawn to the feeling and light of the coastal south.
Its people and places, man-made and natural with special emphasis placed on the often delicate interplay of the two. I work in a representational manner, emphasizing the play of light on surfaces, striving to show the simple beauty in commonplace things.
Seeking out the less traveled back roads, I engage in a kind of fact-finding Sunday drive, looking for the genesis of a subtle narrative. Reconstructing the scene, I add and subtract elements and "actors" until I come up with a composition that invites a visual dialogue with the viewer. Perhaps it is simply an open window or cast shadow that evokes a life beyond the visible boundaries of the painting.
I look for the abstraction within the forms, merging the representational with elements of modernism. I feel that is what helps to give my images their strength as well as convey what inspired me to paint them in the first place.
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