Artist Statement

I come to painting through photography. I love the immediacy of the camera--it allows me to be in the moment, to be a part of the world around me. I am always seeking out images of the people and things I encounter in everyday life. The images often seem to be part of a story, but what interests me is not narrative. Instead, I find inspiration in the language of composition. I tell a story through light, line, and color.

In real life, visual elements are constantly in flux, But the camera can freeze them in surprising ways. Digital technology helps me move the image to the canvas. Together, the camera and computer--my essential tools--serve as the sketchpad for my ideas.

A long slow evolution lies between the initial image and the final work. I use a glazing process that often involves many layers of paint. This process is a journey of both expression and discovery. I paint the image again and again, adding a different visual emphasis with each layer. The depth achieved by the multiple layers leads me to the inner life of the image and the story I am trying to tell.

Paintings

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Hands of the Harpist

  Oil on Canvas  48"x36'

Wine Room

    Oil on Canvas  48"x36"

Four Toques

    Oil on Linen   38"x50 

Food Service Film

    Oil on Canvas  55"x38"  

The Line

    Oil on Canvas   54"x36'

Laurel with Herbs

   Oil on Canvas  36"x25"   Collection Dr. Barry and Lesley Gimbel

Walk-in Cooler

  Oil on Canvas  60"x45"

Whisk

   Oil on Linen  48"x36"

Portrait of My Father

   Oil on Canvas  72"x48"  Collection Dr. Jeff and Molly Simon

Trestle

  oil on canvas  48"x72"

Coquette Cafe

  Work in progress,  Oil on Canvas  48"x72"

On the Tarmac 

 Oil on Linen  48"x32"

Photographs

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Salad Spinner 

Digital Photograph

Katie with Mushrooms

Digital Photograph 

Notebook and Garlic

Digital Photograph

 Polishing #2

 Digital Photograph

Walk- in 

 35mm Film Negative Digitally Transfered

    Light  Touch

                                                              Blinds and Shades 

                                      16mm Motion Picture Film Frame Transferred to digital

   Sunday 

 8mm Motion Picture Film Frame Digitally Transferred   27"x36" Giclee print    

  Tomato and Plums 

 Digital photograph

 Lift

 16mm Motion Picture Film Frames Transferred to digital

 Presented with a three opening mat, 53"x18"

Balance

  16mm Motion Picture Film Frame Transferred to digital,   14"x20"  Giclee print, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

 OOPS!  

Sequence of 16mm film frames digitally transferred--Presented in a five opening mat,  71" x22"

Dining Room 

16mm Motion Picture Film Frame Transferred to digital

Rush

  35mm negative digitally transferred

Ella 

Digital Photograph 

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