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May 7 Opening Reception
Paintings Featured Through
June 3, 2010
I was born in Anchorage, Alaska in 1952. Some of my earliest memories are fishing and camping at my folk’s cabin on Kenai Lake. I have grown up loving Alaska and the out-of-doors. I can never thank my parents enough for sharing their passion for Alaska with me and my brother.
Being born and raised in Alaska has given me a love for the outdoors that I try to express in my artwork. I paint in Oils and Acrylics, and love Pen & Ink also. I am a realist painter with a touch of impressionism. Working very closely with nature “en plein air” (on location), has led to a greater appreciation to the natural world around us. Light is the motivating factor; without it there would be nothing. To capture the light and how it makes the colors vibrate and tell a story is my goal. Working on location forces me to be in touch with the moment, allowing me time only to work fast and loose, capturing the emotions and light of the moment. When I create a larger more detailed work in my studio, I use the plein air paintings as reference, so I can match the emotions evoked at the time I painted them. All paintings are a “moment in time”; I hope my paintings make the viewer stop and linger in that moment and its beauty.