My main objective in portraiture is to translate emotion into paint on canvas, capturing the essence of my subject, not mere surface features. To attain this goal I utilize many aspects of painting: composing the two dimensional space, lighting the subject, choosing the colors, balancing the transparent and opaque application of the paint itself. Every painting is an opportunity to see more clearly, to transform raw materials into art that captures the intangible e.g. a presence, a character, self.
