I paint interiors, murals, costumes, abstracts, selfie wings, people, animals, flowers & wine. I also create digital mandalas, cyborgs from nature, people & machine photography. I welcome commissions.
My studio is in Purcellville, VA.
Navigate through this site to grasp the true scope of my work.
My studio is in Purcellville, VA.
Navigate through this site to grasp the true scope of my work.
TIME FLIES. Steampunk dragonfly wings with working clock. Triptych 38"x103". Dutch gold, bicycle parts, watches, clocks, fiberglass rods, steel rods, brass, cable, rubber, hardware, coroplastic, chains, PVC sheet & varnish $2,000.
Morven Park, Leesburg & Middleburg, VA
Gilded accent wall, pearlized ceiling, white-wash over metallic ombré'd walls. Master bedroom. Leesburg, VA.
GABRIEL'S WINGS. Acrylic & blackboard paint on mounted tar paper. Custom framed diptych at 61.25"x75" $900.
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Terre pastel, watercolors, ink & acrylics on Framed Archival 16"x20" paper $600.
Bella. Acrylics & Watercolor on Archival 16"x20" paper. Private commission.
Artists are therapists.
Color is a powerful subliminal force.
The way we manipulate it on pictures can trigger responsive brain vibrations, tame or jack up endorphins. I believe in the power of images, I believe surrounding ourselves with upbeat iconography can positively affect our outlook on life with time. I photograph and paint because I want to expand people’s visual filter, empathy, make them laugh, reflect, feel good and connect them to a larger energy.
I have been painting all my life, but have expanded my canvas to the digital, decorative, commercial and all performing arts stages. I still find beauty in insignificant, but visually stimulating details, in the most unexpected places that surround me every day. I work on several pieces simultaneously, always trying new commissions, techniques, media and subjects. I love rendering people and animals in particular because besides the challenge they present me in capturing their likeness, I struggle to also capture their personal life spark, what Da Vinci called their “Moti Mentali” or the “motions of their minds”.
I almost never paint in one single media, but end up adding others to boost depth, texture or color, depending on the piece. For example, I may build texture with rice paper, sawdust, sand, pumice or molding paste and build color slowly in multiple thin watercolor glazes and then move on to opaque certain areas with acrylics last. I may use resists, gold leaf, silk salts, coffee, ink, dye, watercolor crayons and pencils on the same piece too. I may mix my own pigment and make my own brushes, if commercially available ones still don’t get me the effect I seek. I paint on paper, silk, wood, board, tar paper, canvas, furniture, scenery, glass, metal and architectural walls.
Color is a powerful subliminal force.
The way we manipulate it on pictures can trigger responsive brain vibrations, tame or jack up endorphins. I believe in the power of images, I believe surrounding ourselves with upbeat iconography can positively affect our outlook on life with time. I photograph and paint because I want to expand people’s visual filter, empathy, make them laugh, reflect, feel good and connect them to a larger energy.
I have been painting all my life, but have expanded my canvas to the digital, decorative, commercial and all performing arts stages. I still find beauty in insignificant, but visually stimulating details, in the most unexpected places that surround me every day. I work on several pieces simultaneously, always trying new commissions, techniques, media and subjects. I love rendering people and animals in particular because besides the challenge they present me in capturing their likeness, I struggle to also capture their personal life spark, what Da Vinci called their “Moti Mentali” or the “motions of their minds”.
I almost never paint in one single media, but end up adding others to boost depth, texture or color, depending on the piece. For example, I may build texture with rice paper, sawdust, sand, pumice or molding paste and build color slowly in multiple thin watercolor glazes and then move on to opaque certain areas with acrylics last. I may use resists, gold leaf, silk salts, coffee, ink, dye, watercolor crayons and pencils on the same piece too. I may mix my own pigment and make my own brushes, if commercially available ones still don’t get me the effect I seek. I paint on paper, silk, wood, board, tar paper, canvas, furniture, scenery, glass, metal and architectural walls.