| I am
a painter, the landscapes and cityscapes of specific places form my
primary subject matter, and I work mostly with watercolor. Within a painting,
I try to balance representation, formal concerns, and my subjective
experience of place. I work both on location ("sketches") and in my
studio.
Although each composition stands individually as a
complete work, when shown together the paintings and drawings form
elements in
a visual meditation. Operating with one another, they visually recreate
my impression and experience of place. Through this subjective realism,
I hope to spark in the viewer both a connection and a sense of
presence.
This web gallery makes it possible for viewers to see the images in a
series
together once again, despite the scattered locations of the paintings
themselves.
I hope you enjoy the site!
My subjects are locations to which I feel a strong
connection, and I intensify my sense of place by spending as much time
as possible
painting, drawing, and writing "on site." Although my camera serves as
a second sketchbook, the verbal, painted, and drawn sketches and notes
documenting my experience are indispensable, and serve as the primary
material
for recapturing the color, light, texture, and feeling of that
particular
place.
This web
site contains images about five locations: the old city of Jerusalem,
the northern coast of Maine, the landscapes of West Texas and New
Mexico, the San Francisco Bay area, and the Lava Beds / Tule Lake
region of Northern California. The last two places are grouped together
within the "Northern California Gallery," and contain a majority of my
most recent images.
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Click on the colored spiral at the bottom
of the page to access a gallery.
Once in
a gallery, you
can click on a small image to access a larger
version,
then on the larger image or your brower's back button to return to the
gallery.
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