Proposal | Oil on Panel | 2015

Artist Statement: The most variable and endless source of inspiration is nature itself, and so I take as much as I can from disciplined observation of reality—but I also infuse my own impressions and interpretations of that reality, resulting in a personal and intimate work of art. This stylization of reality using human sensibilities of balance and rhythm, color and tone, mass and line is what connects my work to the tradition of classical western art. My move to the countryside has inspired most of my recent subject matter of hunters, trappers, aged objects, and the vanitas. The men, woman, and objects in my paintings are in a balance with the elements around them and reflect the austere environments they live in.