Artist attending Ryan James Art Gallery event, Kirkland, WA

Artist Statement

As an artist and architect, I find joy in capturing the dynamic beauty of California’s coastline. Now living in Santa Cruz County, I paint the interplay of land and sea, inspired by the rugged cliffs and vibrant shores of our State Parks. My impressionistic style features bold palette knife strokes, impasto textures, and broken brushwork, echoing the energy of the turn-of-the-century Impressionists.

I’m driven to translate fleeting moments of natural splendor into paintings that invite viewers to feel connected to the landscape. My work seeks to evoke not just beauty, but a deeper sense of immersion in nature’s vitality. Through vibrant colors and expressive forms, I aim to share the awe of coastal vistas with collectors and art lovers alike.

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My Easel and Setup

My Process

I create artwork in my studio largely from photographic images. I use technology where I can to ease and enhance my process, beginning with uploading an image into Adobe Photoshop, where I can manipulate an image's composition by cropping it, change colors, adjust light and darks and apply filters. This step flattens the image and helps me to see it in paint.

Below is a step-by-step procedure depicting how I typically approach and develop a painting.

Step 1 - Using a pencil sketch as a guideline, I define the basic shapes with paint and establish the overall composition.

Step 2 - Start to fill-in the shapes with color and tone

Step 3 - Continue to add color

Final - Make final adjustments to color, tone and develop detail

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