I cannot deny my voyeuristic nature.  I think the allure of calculating the emotions that lurk just behind the face of an individual is what put me on this path.  I spent some years as a commissioned portrait painter getting to know my medium and technique and after having my fill of being told what to paint I began trusting my imagination. 

Now the figures I deal with are almost exclusively my own inventions. I see faces and figures in everything the same way people see the man in the moon.  I like to leave chaotic washes to dry then bring what I see to light.  The intimacy of portraiture takes on a life of it’s own when the subject is an invention, creating a bizarre air of ambiguity. It’s fascinating to witness the way each viewer gleans something personal from the work.  Equally seductive is the mystery of where the images actually come from.  I don’t exactly know.  However, I do feel a need for the work to evoke a feeling similar to the one I get when looking at a dingy old photograph or a film that forces my imagination back in time. A muted palette and some traditional techniques assist in evoking this feeling of nostalgia. I want my work to lure the viewer’s imagination into a foreign and mysterious place in time.