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I am often
confronted with an exclamation of "This can't be watercolor! It's too
precise!"
To
be certain, my
way of treating transparent watercolor is anything but traditional. I
hope to
gain a more contemporary, perhaps slicker feel to the surface. While my
approach eliminates some of the spontaneity of the traditional methods,
using watercolor allows me to add
layer after layer, building up an intensity of color while maintaining a very flat
surface.
I
also spend an
incredible amount of time obsessing over the details. Everything
seen in
a painting is preceded by precise drawings. I will work out as many details as possible before
touching
paint to the paper. My attention to detail results in only a
few paintings per year.For subject
matter, I frequently use personal experiences, societal and political issues and their broader meaning as
inspiration. Every now and then my paintings are somewhat therapeutic for me. Every one tells a story.
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Are You in There? 38"x 49", 96.5x 124cm, Watercolor

Buying Indulgences, 32"x 48", 81.28x 121.92cm, Watercolor

Listen, 58"x 38", 147.32x 96.5cm, Watercolor

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Systemic Bias, 48"x 48.5", 121.9x 123.2cm, Watercolor

Break Out, 45"x 40.5", 114.3x 102.9cm, Watercolor

Self Image, 36"x 60", 91.4x 152.4cm, Watercolor

Political Circus, 51.5"x 32", 130.8x 120.7cm, Watercolor

I Should Have Stopped With the Animals, 35"x 32", 88.9x 81.3cm, Watercolor

Distortion vs. Transparency, 50"'x 47.5", 127x 120.7cm, Watercolor

The Chocolate Wars, 34"x 32", 120.7x 86.4cm, Watercolor

The Queen Slays the Old Dinosaurs, Thereby Freeing the Child, 45"x 56",
114.3x 142.2cm, Watercolor

The Devil's In the Details, 45"x 55", 114.3x 139.7cm, Watercolor

Food Pyramid, 40.5"x 54", 102.9x 137.2cm, Watercolor

Marbles, 45"x 37.5", 114.3x 95.3cm, Watercolor
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