Statement
For me, the best part about painting is the process. I enjoy being immersed in the flood of decisions involved in painting. Choosing a subject, working out the composition, deciding on the mood and message to be conveyed are only the beginning of the process.
Subtle changes in hue or intensity of color can make a profound difference in a painting. The effect that results from just a slight warming or cooling of color in a small area of a painting fascinates me.
I enjoy being in my studio, making the effort to improve my work. It’s important to me to know that I am progressing a little, learning a little, with each successive painting.
For me, the best part about painting is the process. I enjoy being immersed in the flood of decisions involved in painting. Choosing a subject, working out the composition, deciding on the mood and message to be conveyed are only the beginning of the process.
Subtle changes in hue or intensity of color can make a profound difference in a painting. The effect that results from just a slight warming or cooling of color in a small area of a painting fascinates me.
I enjoy being in my studio, making the effort to improve my work. It’s important to me to know that I am progressing a little, learning a little, with each successive painting.
Sign of the Times--10x20--Colored pencil on board.
Bio
It wasn't until I was thirty years old that I entered art school. While studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, I was fortunate enough to get a work-study job in the photography studios of the Museum of Fine Arts. There, I had access to some of the world's great art on a daily basis.
The work-study job turned into a twenty-year career as a museum photographer, and the best art education one could ever receive. The studios were always filled with great works of art waiting to be photographed. Each piece was approached with a great deal of thought and study, which not only resulted in a faithful representation of the original, but some level of knowledge about the artwork that I didn't have previously.
After taking early retirement from the museum in 2004, I thought that I would begin doing some fine art photography, but soon found myself thinking about drawing and painting. It wasn't long before I started drawing again, first with graphite, and then with colored pencils.
While striving to perfect my colored pencil technique, I have also been working with acrylic paints. I have combined acrylic paint with colored pencil, and most recently, I have been painting with acrylics alone.
It wasn't until I was thirty years old that I entered art school. While studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, I was fortunate enough to get a work-study job in the photography studios of the Museum of Fine Arts. There, I had access to some of the world's great art on a daily basis.
The work-study job turned into a twenty-year career as a museum photographer, and the best art education one could ever receive. The studios were always filled with great works of art waiting to be photographed. Each piece was approached with a great deal of thought and study, which not only resulted in a faithful representation of the original, but some level of knowledge about the artwork that I didn't have previously.
After taking early retirement from the museum in 2004, I thought that I would begin doing some fine art photography, but soon found myself thinking about drawing and painting. It wasn't long before I started drawing again, first with graphite, and then with colored pencils.
While striving to perfect my colored pencil technique, I have also been working with acrylic paints. I have combined acrylic paint with colored pencil, and most recently, I have been painting with acrylics alone.
"I don't think people are born artists; I think it comes from a mixture of your surroundings, the people you meet, and luck."
Sir Francis Bacon.
Sir Francis Bacon.
"Art is one of the glorious things humans have created. On earth, we are alone in this. Art defines us."
Eugene Mendonsa
Eugene Mendonsa
"The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable."
Robert Henri
Robert Henri
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