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I like to define myself artistically as a Realistic Re-Creationist. My artwork represents and reflects some form of relationship, and I draw inspiration from my Faith, Family, and Friends. My tool of choice is the awesome graphite pencil, but I am quickly falling in love with soft pastels.
I strive to re-create, with graphite pencils, life on my paper in such a way that it makes my viewer want to reach out to touch it. I want people to have to stop and take a second look at a drawing because they couldn’t believe their eyes at first glance. It is a great compliment when a person sees their piece for the first time, and they have to fight back the tears. I also know that I have accomplished my goals when the three year old looks up at their portrait and says with a sigh, “Ah, that’s me.”
I have a series that I call “Skies Over Jericho.” The pastel paintings in this series are of the glorious sunrises over the mountains that I see out of my studio windows every morning. Some in this series are of storms that threaten and rumble overhead.
All of the paintings in this series will be re-creations of the beautiful skies over our family farm that we call Jericho.
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My work has won awards and has been accepted in to the Annual Dogwood Festival in Knoxville, TN. Most of my original pieces are now in private collections.
I welcome requests for commissions. Contact me for details.
