'BUTTERCUP VALLEY' - Oil

Artist Statement

I believe that the desire to create is a basic human characteristic. It manifests itself in almost everyone, in one form or another. My need is to create art. On a very rudimentary level, I think that the act of creating art is really an act of love.

Throughout my life, this need has growled like a deep hunger within, unsettled and always unsatisfied. As soon as it is fed, it always craves more. I am passionate about using my art to capture the emotional snapshots of everyday human life. The sorrows and storms, the beauty and joy, and most of all the resolute power of the human spirit to overcome. Visualize hope; paint despair; create peace on my canvas: these are my challenges. These triumphs and tragedies can be so easily overlooked and sometimes forgotten, but they are the very fabric and color of our humanity. We can find encouragement in honoring them. By interpreting what I know and feel, I memorialize these moments and make them tangible.

I mostly paint realistically in oil , and I love to sculpt. With each piece, regardless of style, medium, or subject matter, there is always some extent of self-discovery and healing that occurs. These passages are naturally infused into my art, and I believe they speak to the viewer. My most sincere desire is to, in some way, enrich other people's lives with my work.