I am an artist who works primarily in representational drawing and painting. I am inspired by the complexity of the natural world, of landscapes and the human figure. I enjoy experimenting in abstraction, often referencing the flowing forms and vibrant colors found in nature. I use acrylic paint in most of my landscapes and abstract paintings; I use charcoal and oil in most of my figurative work.I was trained in the academic tradition of figure drawing and painting from a model. I explore the human figure as a poetic composition, charged with universal...more