The artist acts as a middleman between the fact of paint and the idea of painting.  I listen to the paint as much as I listen to the will to control it.

The figure is the arena in which I am most comfortable.  Whether they are outdoors or in the studio, painted from life or from photographs, my goal has always been to imbue my subject with an atmosphere that transcends their objectivity and occupies a space that only painting can generate: a world where looking and touching are synonymous.