ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE PAINTING

My current series, Desolation, is my continued involvement with how light can affect the landscape. I am incessantly drawn to how I can interpret the silhouetted forms of the landscape with the radiant glow from either natural or artificial light sources. The meeting points between light and the structures of the landscape enforce my interest in particular times of day such as twilight and sunrise.
I build the surfaces of my paintings up with layers upon layers of glazes allowing for the development of the radiance from light. I often work on a large scale to permit the spectators vision to be completely filled as if to be within the painting itself. This method of painting is often attributed to color field painters of Abstract Expressionism, one artist; Mark Rothko has been a great influence on my work. Studying his work in person, his late works have continually astounded me with how he created spirituality with form and color.
My search for the emotional element within my paintings is something I carry on to develop and perfect upon. My paintings are intended to capture the viewer’s attention and allow them to feel the moment that I created.











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Awaiting the Morning Sun, 2010, oil on cradled panel, 24"x36", available