I like to draw and paint.  I like the  feeling of manipulating and applying paint onto paper and canvas.   I like the anticipation of an image coming alive as the work  develops.   I watch for  interesting shadows cast by a light source onto objects.   I look for things that ignite emotions from within me.   I challenge myself to recreate what I see and at the same time display a  little of me from within.  My works  are representational, a form of realism altered through my own personal  interpretation.

My  favorite mediums are charcoal, colored pencil, oil and oil pastel as well as all forms of  printmaking.  The subjects for the majority of my work are still life, flowers and fruit,  the variations of their colors and shapes intrigue me.   Most recently, I returned to working on landscapes in oil pastel and acrylic.  Florida’s captivating landscapes has inspired my interest in  capturing the beauty of its lush and colorful open air.

In order to become a good artist I must master realistic drawing first and then expand and interpret that realism using my own observations, thoughts and  feelings.

To become  an artist is a life-long endeavor, a gathering of experience, a journey of inspiration and creativity.

The Masters’ quotes: –
“When I paint, I never think of selling. People fail to understand that we paint in order to experiment and to develop ourselves as we strive for greater heights.”  (Edvard Munch)

“….. See simplicity in the complicated.  Achieve greatness in little things…..”  Lao Tsu

“The things I want to express are so beautiful and pure…”   (M. C. Escher)

“Drawing is the basis of art.  A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.” (Arshile Gorky)

“I’m interested in drawing what I see, not what I know”   (William Turner) “Draw till you get it right.”  (Wayne Thiebaud)

“For I am nearly convinced, that once we see keenly enough, there is very little difficult in drawing what we see”    (John Ruskin)

“Drawing itself is a part of learning to use one’s eyes to see more intensely.”   (Henry Moore)

“We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”   (Aristotle)

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