I paint in oil to satisfy my own personal need to create. It is a thrill for me to get lost in luscious color, compositional arrangements and mark-making. Painting allows me to center myself, and to let the chatter of the world slip away.
I love to
paint landscapes, especially those of beauty: the golden light of dusk, clouds building
on the horizon or leaves backlit by the sun.
In response, I lift up the splendor of the natural world as a reaction
against the ugliness so often found around us.
Often, this might be a scene that might be overlooked: a pond, a field at dusk, or a simple
tree. I want to capture that moment of
beauty and my place in that moment. When
I am successful, my work reflects an elusive moment of peace and serenity in an
otherwise chaotic world.
These
moments of beauty are for me a glimpse of the “thin spaces” – those small gaps
through which I can touch the edge of heaven.
I feel closest to the “Divine” when I am painting outdoors. Even when I
am in my studio painting, I am still exploring for those ephemeral moments of
grace that transcend my worries of everyday.
My hope is
that my paintings bring a moment of serenity to my viewers as well.
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