As a creative explorer dedicated to the technical mastery of classical realism, I look to funnel the joie de vivre, the joy of living, into my work. From classical to contemporary, no subject nor media is safe from my spontaneous interest and occasionally quirky and humorous point of view. My creative background includes graphic design and dance. This creates in my work an inherent love of line, rhythm, and clarity, action, expression and an enduring love for figure and portraiture. A storyteller, I paint with an economy of brushwork and attention to strong composition, symbolism, line and edgework. Color and imagination are my partners face and figure are focal points capturing the heartfelt, natural spirit of life is my motivation. My methods are those time-honored techniques of the craftsmen of a much slower era than today’s. When one of my works has reached a level of effortless effort, I know that it is complete and ready for its debut....