I am a contemporary realist painter working in oils. My subjects are primarily figures, animals, and landscapes, both studio and plein air. My passion is to explore the nature of light. my desire is to create works that have an impact of reality from a distance and then an expression of painterly qualities seen relatively close, followed by an interesting tactile surface when viewed very close. The work is successful to the degree that it satisfies those three viewpoints as well as having a strong abstract underlying structure.