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Thanks for visiting my website.
If you've already looked at my work, you know that I like to get up close to the things I paint. I begin by photographing them with a small digital camera, then paint from the photographs, striving to capture the vitality and light of the original scene. I want to foster in the viewer a sense of intimacy with the subject.
You may also have noticed that I love warm, bright colors. I spent much of my work life confined to the world of words, so it was with great exhilaration that I discovered painting. I like to think that exhilaration is reflected in my work. For me, there is a directness in painting that I rarely experience when I'm working with words.
Why watercolor? It's where I started and where I feel most comfortable, so far at least. People with more experience say that watercolor is a difficult medium. Maybe so, but watercolor adds an element of randomness or chaos to an otherwise realistic painting that doesn't seem possible with acrylics or oils.
As for process, I do much of my painting very early in the morning. I have always been an extreme morning person, waking up at what most people would call the middle of the night. Before I began to paint, this was a nuisance. Now early morning is the most satisfying part of the day, a time when I can focus entirely on painting, unhindered by stray thoughts or nagging obligations. Some call it discipline. I call it joy.
I 'd love to hear from you. Click on "contact" if you'd like to drop me an email.
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