“I truly believe that when our heart is open dreams, visualizations, and use of creative imagination become
important tools for inner growth and development as a grateful, loving human being, and will bring conscious harmony in line with the creative forces that permeate all life.”
Being a self-educated artist my only formal training was a two year correspondence course in the mid-sixties from The Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut, co-founded by Norman Rockwell. I’ve studied the paintings and glazing techniques of Maxfield Parrish, the writings of Robert Henri, and the visionary works of Salvador Dali, a few of the more prominent artists that inspired me on my journey through this artist path of self-discovery.
I was especially drawn to Parrish’s use of transparent oil glazing for developing my own technique for maintaining color depth, brightness, and clarity in my paintings. After painting with oils for many years I turned to acrylics for what I considered a more direct approach to transparent painting which I consider a symbol for the seamless overlap and transparent connection between the inner world and the outer physical world.