From the beginning I wanted to capture in my paintings more than a likeness of the individual.  I wanted the painting to tell about the character or spirit of the person depicted.
These paintings tell the stories of people caught up in the heroics of everyday life, the commonplace events that color our lives and shape our days.

I feel humans are godlike, possessing Olympian qualities.  We each have our myths, the tales of our lives.  These stories are the subject of my work.

People of every race color and creed are represented in my paintings in a manner meant to inspire and empower, to fill the viewer with hope. They are strong and capable, often visually monumental, reflecting their inner stature.  I see them as fragile, yet profoundly resilient, vessels immersed in life and surrounded by the people and things that have most deeply affected them.

Their tales are woven together by family, friends, animals, birds, fruits, flowers and labor.  They comprise a visual mythology grounded in a world filled with color. Good humor pervades these images, along with a faith in the ability of an individual to rise above adversity.
As time passes, I have come to recognize that I will never lack for subject matter- life provides a myriad of stories, I need only record them in paint.