Painting is just another way of keeping
a diary". ~Pablo Picasso
My artwork has a decidedly peripatetic
quality to it because no matter where I go paintings emerge from every
journey near or far. Inspiration comes from many sources: the way
light falls; the history, colors and textures of a place; how the
day feels - as in temperature, wind or calm, sun or storm. I paint
what moves me so the sea, landscapes and images from trips will always
be inspiring. The work will bear similarities but won't be one long
string of churned out paintings each one mirroring the last. As an
artist I'm more concerned with experimenting, exploring and seeing
what happens next. Paintings of the Sea come from time I've spent
in the Dune Shacks and on Cape Cod in general. Landscapes come from
the Cape, Upstate NY and New England. I have traveled all over Europe
and can never get enough of being there but my last trip to Southern
Italy was a particularly moving experience and I hope to return soon
and often.
I use every tool and technique I've learned
to fit what the painting and subject require. Some pieces need a soft,
smooth approach while others demand boldness and texture. My process
is either to begin with a sketch surrounded by narrative and notes
about color or as a watercolor, then moves to canvas. Works on paper
frequently have a beauty all their own and there are many times when
the watercolor ends up being complete in itself instead of being a
sketch for a future painting. I tend to work serially doing runs of
paintings on a particular theme, spinning out an idea often returning
to favorite themes.
This website is a very small sample of
the work I do so visit often to keep an eye on new work. I have exhibited
widely over the US and Canada, been a grateful recipient of grants
from the Rochester Arts Council, New York State Council on the Arts
and Massachusetts Cultural Council, enjoyed artist-in-residencies
at Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and in the Dune Shacks at the Cape Cod
National Seashore.I am represented by the Lyman-Eyer Gallery (www.lymaneyerart.com)
in Provincetown, MA and I am an exhibiting member of the Provincetown
Art Association Museum and Salmagundi Club in New York City.