Painting is a gift.  Every new canvas in front of me is another opportunity to portray an ordinary, or not so ordinary viewpoint in a different way.  The life that happens all around us and creeps in the most unexpected ways, are all subjects waiting to be portrayed with a "twist" or bit of whimsey.

Emotion, color, and vivid brush strokes are almost always evident in my paintings, and I cannot seem to be swayed with the idea of sticking to portraying my subject in a representational style.  I enjoy engaging the viewer to see things as they could of been if grass was really blue, or skies often pink and purple.  

What is wrong with an occasional magenta tree trunk!

Eric Liddel the Olympic runner once said " When I run I feel God's pleasure".....

painting can be the same way, although the outcome is not always "Godly" .

In life it is my hope to always improve and never, never, never give up!