Most of the subjects in my portraits look away from the viewer, hiding their faces in shadows. They don't confront, they don't stare back, giving you time to study them, reading whatever you want into them.

I paint realism to better understand the laws of visual perception; how our eyes process light. Without light, there would be no color, no atmosphere, no value. I trust self evaluation. I trust my passion for classic techniques, my purpose.

Following the examples of the 'Old Masters', I utilize full pencil rendering, a detailed monochromatic underpainting, and countless layers of transparent glazes. I draw inspiration from artists like Jans Vermeer, Norman Rockwell, Odd Nerdrum and Chuck Close.

A portrait painting is timeless; the subject never ages, the subject never dies.