Meet the Artists

“I prefer a personal experience of my subjects, painting landscapes, portraits, still life on location; and I follow my mood in choosing the motive. I love color. I believe it is power, it burns, it cools, it speaks, it is part of the spell.”

“…trying to make good paintings, which involves an idea and enough familiarity with the materials at hand into a visually compelling state of being determines whether I succeeded or not.”

I consider myself a contemporary landscape impressionist, relying heavily on intuition when searching for subject matter. Contrast, movement, and light attract me, and a bold use of color often punctuates my style.

“I paint outside because unexpected things happen. I begin with a strong idea of light and composition, but light, weather, and life are always in motion.”

“My paintings have been described by art critics as “evoking nostalgia, like that of an old sepia toned photograph, often with just touches of color.”

“I see with a sense of wonder that overflows into my paintings. I find treasure in the overlap of things convention tells us to separate.”

Today, his style of painting, which is deeply rooted in the fundamental philosophies regarding Impressionism, is as unique as his subject matter is inviting.

“A great painting for me invokes an emotion and a story that leaves the viewer finishing the narrative with their own imagination.”

“ For me, painting is the combination of vision and knowledge. The application of the artist’s knowledge about painting while under the influence of the subject.”

“My goal is to capture the mood and essence of a place or person in a manner that evokes an emotional response from the viewer. I aim to keep my paintings loose and fresh.”

“It is my hope that the viewer should lose their awareness of the boundaries of the painting. I am after the fleeting moments of life, those moments that happen sometimes in a quick glance!”

“I love the freedom of wandering those backroads and coming upon the perfect spot to pull over and set up my easel. It’s a good balance with the sanctuary of my studio.”

“My paintings can be described as traditional, but I try to use my unique perspective to draw the viewer into the world as I see it, incorporating humor or beauty whenever possible.”

”To work as an artist is one of the greatest gifts I enjoy in this life. Art should elevate the everyday and ordinary and allow us to see beauty that might otherwise be missed.”

“As a plein air painter, I am most inspired by the felt moods and patterns that the natural and cultural landscapes evoke in me.”

“Contemplate a simple black square. It is a window to everything in the world…therefore, regardless of the subject or medium, all that matters is light.”

“Oil Painting is something I’ve done since I was in my early teens. I enjoy the impressionists foremost… my style and chosen subject matter reflects that.”

“Plein air is a performative collaboration between the location, natural environment, the materials and me. My hope is that the object will elicit the feeling of the whole experience.”

“My vivid, textured oil paintings characterized by interpretive impressionism, my art is a reflection of my connection to the ever-changing visual world around me”

“I am a person who likes to catch nature at its best; it helps me get the right color combination. And plein air is all about the painting being live.”

An artist’s response to nature, light and everything around us can be expressed in paint… and each artist’s response is unique.

“I am a pastel impressionist painter. My main aspiration is to paint light. I consider myself a sunny-day painter and love painting outdoors to fully experience my surroundings with all of my senses.” 

“I am primarily an observational painter, painting mostly from life, and often outside ‘en plein air’. Painting in one session, “Alla prima” keeps the surface fresh..”

“I think of watercolor as the intersection of craft and magic, and it is the magic which fascinates me…the places where things meet: paint and paper; light and shadow; reality and abstraction.”

“Art is the external expression of an internal experience. To demonstrate this awareness, rather than painting light on things, I paint the light that became things.”

“I love to paint En Plein Air for the immediacy and spontaneity of capturing the essence of what I see. Striving to capture the mood and atmosphere of the scene in a quick impressionistic style is what excites me the most.”

“You spend a lot of time learning your craft —drawing, mixing color — but you don’t become an artist until you start dealing in intangibles where you feel the wind and hear the noise in a painting”

“My work begins by seeking enlightenment through nature. Themes of inspiration and hope with inner peace and belonging are intentional in my expressions.”

“I feel that now I only take charge of selecting a subject and my painting leads me through the process.”

”I love to see if I can capture the stories that unfold around me and the effects of constantly changing light and weather in unfamiliar places.”