My Process

I begin my larger paintings by referencing small loose sketches created on location to get the essence of a time and place. My process includes scraping paint with old credit cards, palette knives and sticks, intermixed with refined brushstrokes. Keeping some areas of the work a bit raw, to reveal a glimpse of the creative process is an aspect that continues to excite me. I have always like the smell of paint and the opportunity to mark up a big white canvas. For me painting is a constant discovery and conversation with the artwork itself, the painting tells me what it need and I respond.