Evolving from many years of painting urban street scenes, the direction of my current series explores a whimsical perspective. Raking bands of blue and violet light define villages, plazas and inhabitants in sharp detail, yet with a mood of places visited in dreams.
Dreams have long been a fertile ground for human creativity, perhaps the perfect vehicle to look beyond the surface to what lies submerged. I have been attracted to the challenge of giving form to the intangible and symbolic nature of dreams. Inspirations from Edward Hopper and Rene' Magritte and Maxfield Parrish guide my visual stories.