| As an artist, my primary concern is to
learn how to paint, and to portray visual incidents effectively
and efficiently. I strive to become deeply involved with the
medium, and to develop and master a personal language of representation.
My tendency towards representative painting comes out of a fascination
or psychological involvement with the subject. Indeed, it is
a way for me to feel connected to the world around me. At the
same time, painting from life allows me to experiment with formal
language in painting without preoccupation over a conceptual
goal. I would like to paint without the pretense of emotional
expression or narrative. My subject matters are often simple
and personal. Really, the subject matter only goes so far towards
personal meaning for the viewer. I have my friends sit for me
whenever the opportunity arises, and paint still lives of sentimental
objects. I am still very much a student of painting, and I would
like to continue experimenting with technique and degrees of
finish as long as I am making art. Each painting has an almost
boundless field of possibilities at its inception, even with
the simple intention of representing the physical world. I intend,
whenever I paint, to learn something about painting. |