"My art is more about why I create, than what I create."
My Background - Previous to fine arts, for over 30 years, I worked on national consumer products accounts as a creative director producing marketing projects with photographers, illustrators and designers. Originally, I was trained in the old school of traditional mediums, but since the mid-80's, I have been working with high-end creative technologies. These new digital tools revolutionized the commercial art business and are now doing the same for the world of fine arts.
My Medium – Digital painting redefines mixed media. It allows artists to blend high tech graphics and photography with other traditional art mediums. For me, I often start with photography, but I see this as only the first layer of my work. Using a variety of computer graphics programs, I exaggerate the graphic textures of the image and begin abstracting it into a fine art digital painting. I print my own work as hand-pulled artist proofs on museum quality, fine art giclée prints. Sometimes, I over-paint with other mediums like watercolors, pastels, colored pencils or acrylics.
My Inspiration - To me, art is as much about technique as it is the final work. For example, although I might find myself in awe while looking at a painting by Picasso, what fascinates me most are the details… the composition, color, texture and artistic mastery of the medium. As an artist, I may be inspired to create an image, but it's the details of what I could do with it that intrigues me most.
My Style – My primary subject is nature because that's where I get creative energy, peace and reverence for life. Or, it could be people who have inspired me; or man-made objects where I see compositional elements that attract the graphic designer in me. Stylistically, my art ranges from photo-realism to freehand sketches and abstract designs. But, despite the image, my work can often be distinguished by dramatic compositions, bold color schemes and enhanced textures.
