My work starts with a narrative; a story line that tugs at me. To visually express the story, my work typically evolves from a series of drawings to final painting - sometimes a straightforward process, sometimes circuitous.

Whether a landscape, still life, or the human figure, I approach them as dimensional environments - each with a distinct architecture, texture and color build. Ultimately, the composition and placement of the subject into the illusion of three-dimensional space is what makes the image successful - or not.

I try to create works that present a moment of meditation and serenity to the viewer. That is also what the act of painting provides me. I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing, and with the smell of turpentine in my nostrils, I lose myself in my work as time itself stops and waits for me.