I'm originally from New York City. Although I made medicine my career, I've been painting all my life, and majored in Fine Arts as an N.Y.U. undergraduate. While I have had little formal schooling in painting, I was fortunate to receive personal guidance from several extraordinary artists. I work exclusively in oil. I was reared in the belief that the principal purpose of art is to communicate. Not surprisingly, I produce works that might be described as "representational" or "accessible." Creating readily accessible imagery is not without its challenges; there are three that I'm particularly mindful of. The first is to avoid triteness.
The second is to try to be faithful to the idea that's in my mind's eye when I conceive a painting.
The third (closely related to the second) is to capture the emotional content of painted objects. I believe that everything we see – a building, an apple, a landscape – evokes some personal response within us, however subtle. Imbuing a painting with this evocative power requires close attention to the subject's detail without sacrificing the immediacy of the whole.
In keeping with my conviction that art's purpose is to communicate, it's not for me to judge whether these paintings succeed. Only you can know if any of them speak to you.
The second is to try to be faithful to the idea that's in my mind's eye when I conceive a painting.
The third (closely related to the second) is to capture the emotional content of painted objects. I believe that everything we see – a building, an apple, a landscape – evokes some personal response within us, however subtle. Imbuing a painting with this evocative power requires close attention to the subject's detail without sacrificing the immediacy of the whole.
In keeping with my conviction that art's purpose is to communicate, it's not for me to judge whether these paintings succeed. Only you can know if any of them speak to you.
