Paintings and Prints
Almost all of my paintings are from photographs, generally slides. I use the photographs as color and light references, and to help lay out the paintings. All paintings are acrylic, on art board unless noted otherwise.
My paintings are done using a combination of airbrush and hand brush. The airbrush work varies between hard-edged, tightly defined masked work and free-hand, free-form right-brain work. These have totally different attributes, and I go back and forth as to which I enjoy most. I've found that the final appearance of a painting is heavily dependent on the processes, and in particular, the sequence of processes used to create it. Determining that sequence is one of the most enjoyable parts painting for me. There are no messages behind my paintings. They are intended only to capture and display the physical and visual essence of the objects and scenes being painted.
Giclée prints are all in signed and numbered limited editions of 100 or 250, created using an Epson or Roland printer with archival pigments on Somerset 250 gm Enhanced Velvet paper.
Framed prints are matted, behind glass in black sectional aluminum frames, and are ready to hang. I prefer regular glass because I've found that anti-glare glass reduces the crispness of the images.
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