Painting accesses the ineffable and being in the present moment of discovery, extending the existential moment for the artist and viewer.
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I focus on creating luminous large-scale oil paintings with brushes and also work with soft pastels on paper.
Where do you find inspiration?Working is inspiring and affords the opportunity to investigate and explore new perceptual challenges in various formats and presents the onramp towards creating new work.
What would you do with $25,000?I would like to order 12 new large-scale stretched canvases including squares, verticals, and horizontals to create a new series of paintings to exhibit and extend my downtown Los Angeles studio lease for an additional year. The new work always opens doors towards new opportunities.
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