My work is about the tranquility to be found in paintings of provocative and beautiful images. Harmony is achieved by careful attention to positive and negative space, color and form. The delicacy and radiance of both watercolors and oils is achieved through the process of glazing which is the application of thin layers of paint built up over time.

The highly rendered oil paintings on this site are done on Masonite coated with many layers of gesso and sanded to a marble-like smoothness. Paint is applied in thin glazes to produce a luminous glow that reflects my interest in the luminosity of the Old Masters.

I find this use of an old technique to articulate contemporary images an intriguing marriage of past and present. These internally lit private worlds invite the viewer to return again and again in a joyous act of discovery.