I search for a way to visualize rapture.
My interests are in the sensual, seductive qualities in life and I attempt to convey them through my art. I seek the sublime - those moments when images, sounds or emotions transport me - and I strive to create similar sensations in my art.
I love the tactile feel of drawing on paper. It has a rich, skin-like quality that yields to my marks in a way that canvas or a harder surface cannot.
Typically, I begin by working directly with a model, looking to find a connection between the figure, the drawing, and my own esthetic. Successive layers of graphite, crayon, oil pastel, pigment stick, and/or enamel combine to build each work of art. The back-and-forth "dialog" between the image and me often feels like a performance.
I often begin by drawing from the figure, following the sensual lines of the body over and over again without any clear intention, building up a base on which to develop the work. Areas of color are applied with pigment sticks, soft as lipstick, that can be thick impasto, velvety smooth, or scraped off to reveal layers of line and altered colors beneath. At some point the figure become less important, but the sense of fluidity and sensuality remain as an important element. He describes his work as a conversation that happens between the art and the artist, a kind of improvisational performance with physicality and momentum that brings out raw and emotional aspects. The work can be strong and daring, softly sweet, filled with anger and anxiety, or love and warmth.
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