Hometown: Sandy, UT
Visual Arts Category: Painting
My approach to any form of art is subject matter and design. Choosing things that move me and move those that view my work. Hopefully to visually convey my spirit/feelings on canvas. Design for me requires much thought. It's difficult for me to improve on the whole of what I see, but I find that if you want to make a feature in a composition pop, it's best to isolate it. My pallet is made of primary colors which I blend to make my pallet, avoiding black and earth-tones. There are times when unusual colors require synthetic pigments, such as a sunlit wild flower. Colors are pushed matching the light I experience in nature and sometimes pushing it a notch or two bolder. Soft brushes and a smooth canvas best works for the realistic style of choice. I love texture when it works with the illusion that I'm trying to convey. My mediam is made of three part oil , one part spirits and one part varnish in order to capture the light in my paintings.
