My Background
My PAINTING STYLE
My PAINTING STYLE
My interest in art started at a young age. My brother Tim is an artist and used me as his subject in a couple paintings while I was still in grade school. I loved watching him paint from the opposite side of the canvas. I remember Tim's intense focus and the smell of oil paint as he blended globs of color and worked across the canvas. Dur
My interest in art started at a young age. My brother Tim is an artist and used me as his subject in a couple paintings while I was still in grade school. I loved watching him paint from the opposite side of the canvas. I remember Tim's intense focus and the smell of oil paint as he blended globs of color and worked across the canvas. During breaks I would study his progress and see his paintings evolve. The process itself instilled in me an appreciation for all styles of art. The ability to take a blank slate and transform it into a thing of beauty is wonderful.
I followed my brother's lead and took four years of art at Moeller High School in Cincinnati. I was fortunate to have had Brother Wanda as my teacher. He also taught my brother's Tim and Jeff. I always looked forward to art class. Brother Wanda was exceptional.
I did this sketch of a boa constrictor in my high school art class. Dig the cool abbreviated last name for a signature.
My PAINTING STYLE
My PAINTING STYLE
My PAINTING STYLE
I guess you would call my style "photo-realism" as my intent is to reproduce my subject matter as close to a photograph as possible.
I have a saying that applies to all my paintings:
"The contrast between light and shadows creates beauty and depth"
Depth is extremely important in my paintings.
I like to say,
"I want the viewer to look into my
I guess you would call my style "photo-realism" as my intent is to reproduce my subject matter as close to a photograph as possible.
I have a saying that applies to all my paintings:
"The contrast between light and shadows creates beauty and depth"
Depth is extremely important in my paintings.
I like to say,
"I want the viewer to look into my paintings...
not at them"
I'm drawn to a challenge. I paint from a photograph that I broadcast onto a large TV screen where I can adjust lighting and see detail in objects as small as a group of elk in a field, the shadows created by leaves in the trees, and fallen leaves in the underbrush of a forest.
I also believe a quality painting deserves a quality frame and work with professional framers for my original pieces.
I struggle getting to the point where I consider a painting complete. There are always more shadows to find.
My FUTURE IN ART
My PAINTING STYLE
My FUTURE IN ART
My brother, Jeff, is a fantastic artist. We had a conversation a while back and I asked him why he doesn't show and sell his art. He simply isn't interested and said he paints for therapeutic purpose. I get it. When I paint hours can pass in what seems like minutes. It's relaxing.
With that said, I have a different goal for my paintings. M
My brother, Jeff, is a fantastic artist. We had a conversation a while back and I asked him why he doesn't show and sell his art. He simply isn't interested and said he paints for therapeutic purpose. I get it. When I paint hours can pass in what seems like minutes. It's relaxing.
With that said, I have a different goal for my paintings. My thought process:
"The ultimate compliment comes in the form of a sale, when someone likes my work enough to buy it and display it in their home or office."
I'm all in and have converted a bedroom in our home into my studio.
At this point in my art career, it's all about getting exposure to increase my works' value.
With that in mind, I have request:
"If you like my work, please tell people about me and my website"
Our time on earth has an expiration date. I'd like to think my paintings may be hanging on a wall long after I'm gone.