I am an oil painter. Commissioned work aside, I paint in response to my surroundings. People, clouds, land, water, shade and light. I will often use colour shifts instead of contrastng values. I don't have a final image in mind at the genesis of a painting; I allow the piece to direct me and find that the adventure is in the process. Towards the end of a work I'll give some consideration to how a viewers' eyes will explore a composition and will make some adjustments.
I am developing my own language in the textures and colours of oil paint. I paint what I find beautiful and visually exciting. I believe the artist's privilege is to be a conduit of visual beauty.
Each of us brings something to the banquet of life. I will bring my paintings.