My aesthetic tendencies were born of the Florentine Renaissance tradition and manifest in the quietly classical aura of the paintings and the more linear style of stating form. I find something inherently mysterious and compelling about the juxtaposition of a quietly present form with a simple and atmospheric imagined space. It is perhaps the austere beauty which quiets the mind and gently prompts contemplation of the artistic f

My aesthetic tendencies were born of the Florentine Renaissance tradition and manifest in the quietly classical aura of the paintings and the more linear style of stating form. I find something inherently mysterious and compelling about the juxtaposition of a quietly present form with a simple and atmospheric imagined space. It is perhaps the austere beauty which quiets the mind and gently prompts contemplation of the artistic formal arrangements. As such my Still-Lifes are often comprised of a highly focused central theme against a landscape or seascape of Italian Renaissance sensibility. This main body of work is one that grew from my experiences in Italy as a Fulbright Grant recipient from 1993-94. These compositions are completely imaginative, and at the same time, highly refined realism in the classical tradition. The paintings become vehicles of meditation through the presence of what is depicted visually and emotionally. The predilection of classical form in the work frames the emotional response to nature.  I hope the images transcend the physical appearance of what is depicted to evoke a poetic vision that is serenely classical.  I think there is something profound in the stillness of a moment where mystery is revealed, or perpetuated, through the presence of what is painted. Thus, there may be a dreamlike quality to the work; real in appearance, yet a product of the mind.