FINE ART

My work seeks to convey, through the use of light, color, texture and movement, moments in time that carry an emotional pull. It seeks beauty, assuredly, but whether working in plein air or in the studio from photo references, I seek to capture the resounding immensity of life through the exaggeration of color and texture, teasing the eye into blurring your focus and visiting that time, place or experience in your mind.

INFLUENCES

I imagine my approach as a complexion, though sometimes in tension, between realism and impressionist gesture, both rooted in equal parts naturalism and a longing for romanticism.

The Group of Seven

Patrice Sullivan

Theodore Waddell

Claude Monet

Paul Cezanne

MATERAILS AND TECHNIQUE

It is in oil I find the deepest struggle and greatest pleasure- it is a medium that I torment in, pulling at edges and moving impressions with thick strokes, building a story of the search for emotion and translation of light, color and feeling.

I adore watercolor, with its breezy elegance, its willingness to forgive, and its unexpected outcome. It breathes the moment.

I work in pencil, charcoal, oil pastel, ink as well as sculptural materials. While I shy away from acrylics, sometimes they offer what other medium can't provide.

A NOTE ON
COMMISSIONED WORK

Distinct from other creations we might collaborate on, be it print media, body art or digital works, my work in the fine arts will build upon insights, ideas and inspiration we discuss, but necessarily demands greater fluidity. In other words, I have to find my way through the process, which may require a little more flexibility and forgiveness when it comes to the final piece.

CREATIF

FINE ART

INFLUENCES

MATERAILS AND TECHNIQUE

A NOTE ON COMMISSIONED WORK

A NOTE ON
COMMISSIONED WORK