Details and close-ups of some recent works. ©2017 You can link to this video here: on vimeo And here: on youtube
If you've seen my original work up close, its no surprise that I've been deeply influenced by classical masters, many of them quattrocento painters. As a very young man I was magnetically drawn to the chiaroscuro of Caravaggio's work in particular. And next month that influence is made explicit in an exhibition at The Vendue in Charleston entitled Homage. I've spoken more about Caravaggio's influence in a prior blog post and still find his work incredibly powerful. While I use modern materials, I use virtually the same painting methods, tools and technique as he did over 500 years ago. Through all the intervening years, nothing has really supplanted the subtle transparent rendering of l
People have asked me for years why I haven't offered prints of my work. The answer was simple: I didn't want to turn the quality of my work over to someone else. I've always seen myself as a painter and that's what I spend most of my waking hours doing. So why offer prints now? Because several collectors convinced me: they felt passionate about the work but couldn't afford it. So I've released these three series of very limited editions directly from my studio. I personally control the creation of these prints every step of the way. They are very high quality and very true to the original painting. But I must say, this is a trial. I'm ambivalent and may not offer any other series of
