In my paintings, especially my figurative works, I want to tell the story of how special each moment of life is. My method for communicating these stories begins in seeing honestly. I rely on my training to accurately judge size, location, value, color, etc. I rely on my experience and imagination to take the most beautiful of what a subject has to offer.
The desire to create art is something that has driven me for as long as I can remember. I’ve spent many years studying under modern day masters to refine my skills and channel that drive.
I liken my paintings to poetry because poetry seems to leave room for something of the audience to be added. It almost isn’t complete without the recipient adding something of themselves to the poem. I want to draw people in, take them somewhere beautiful, and let them fill in the rest of the story.
EXHIBITIONS
March 2011 Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK
Solo show, featured artist
December 2010 Higbee Gallery Costa Mesa, CA
Multi-Artist Show
December 2010 Snow City Café Anchorage, AK
Solo show, featured artist
October 2010 Primrose Wasilla, AK Two Artist Show
September 2010 Pacific Northwest Plein Air Show
Hood River, OR Multiple Artist Show
August 2010 Picture Alaska Art Gallery Homer, AK
Solo show, featured artist
May 2010 Alaska Gallery Palmer, AK
Two Artist Show
March 2010 Vagabond Blues Palmer, AK
Solo show, featured artist
October 2009 Picture Alaska Art Gallery Homer, AK
Multi-artist show
September 2009 Town Square Art Gallery Wasilla, AK
Solo show
August 2009 Pandemonium Booksellers and Café Wasilla, AK Solo show, featured artist
July 2006 Picture Alaska Art Gallery Homer, AK
Solo show, featured artist
November 2005 Picture Alaska Art Gallery Homer, AK
Solo show, featured artist
AWARDS
January, 2011 placed in the FAV15 Bold Brushstrokes Competition
August, September 2010 Real People 2010 Juried
Figurative Competition, Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, IL
August 2010, Pacific Northwest Plein Air Painting Juried Exhibition, Hood River, OR
July 2009 placed in the FAV15 Fine Art Views National Painting Competition
July to September 2006 National Juried Exhibition
13th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
July to September 2005 National Juried Exhibition
12th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
December 2004 Anchorage International Art Gallery winter Juried Exhibition
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