In most of my paintings, I am attracted to color both subtle and bold, in the moods that light and shadow create, in historic buildings lit by the sun as if on a stage, and in getting the emotional "feel" of a subject.

 Working in oil and pastel, I prefer doing small plein air (on site) paintings, but also work from my own photographs in the studio. I love the versatility and precise brushwork afforded by oil paints. I use pastels when I want greater spontaneity, or a more impressionistic, colorful approach, where detail may not be so important. I have started a series of European and Mexico scenes based on photographs taken during my travels, selecting images which were interesting to me then, and perhaps could be made even more interesting as paintings. I have also started a series of paintings of San Antonio's Alamo (see Gallery on home page).

 In my  portraits I try to capture the person at his or her best. I emphasize color as an expression of emotion, in the clothing and in the infinite variety of the skin tones of the subject.