My paintings evolve from drawings in my sketchbook, which I take everywhere. I think some of my best paintings are the result of long layovers in the airports, which is full of interesting models. Cocktail napkins are also great to sketch on-the soft paper gives an interesting texture.
Trying to get a mood into my paintings is my main goal. I hope to communicate what I feel about the situation that inspired the art.
I started out as a medical illustrator. Sketching in surgery has to be fast and accurate. That experience gave me a good background in getting the essentials down in the first few lines. Now I am putting people together almost like a story to be interpreted by the viewer. |
