My current work is a marriage between digital photography and analog oil painting.  My photos are the basis for my work, but the paintings themselves are painstakenly painted, often with very small brushes. My paintings are not exactly photorealistic, as I allow myself to diverge from the photograph when necessary.

I search my surroundings for images that resonate with me, because of the play of light, perspective, and color. I am a scavenger constantly looking for "beauty." I am especially pleased when I find it hiding in plain sight in parking garages, along the road, etc. I paint such images to elevate my original photography and to share my perspective with others. In a world so baffling in its artificiality and complexity, I am comforted by the simple pleasures of light, color, clouds, and visual perspective, that persist and show themselves even in traffic, or in a parking garage. 

Check my flickr.com oil paintings album to see more recent work since 2010.

Parking Garage No. 3 Portland 2010	Monroe Street 2010	Modern Building w/ 1 bird  2007	Econo Dryer 2007	Repaired Building w/birds 2007
Vancouver, BC Trainyard 2007	Stanley Park at dusk Vancouver, BC 2007	Parking Garage No. 2 Corvallis 2007	Train, Columbia River (2) 2006	Express Lanes Closed 2006
State Fair No. 1 2007	View from Parking Garage 2006	Cars at Night, I-5 2005	The Reception 2005	Speed Queen 2004
Chicago alley view 2004	Veins & Body 1996 / 2005

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