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At an early age, having found that nature has the ability to uplift the soul, my feet became set upon the path that would guide my artistic life. This emotional view of the landscape is something that I’ve tried to translate through my canvas so that the viewer can journey with me.
In order to achieve the desired mood for my work, I utilize vivid colors, while contrasting the play of light and shadow to create drama. Though while I love recreating the beauty I see in the world, I find lately that I want to express more. So sometimes I incorporate figures or objects into my landscapes to help convey a particular emotion. Building up layers of thick creamy oil paint with brushes and palette knives I can create a loose, free feeling in my paintings. Or by layering energetic diagonal strokes with my pastels I can make the natural settings in my images come to life and almost dance.
My paintings are derived out of pure joy and when my work resonates with the viewer, it’s from this shared human experience that I gain satisfaction as an artist.
