Like most art, my art is influenced and informed by a great variety of sources. I live in a digital world with access to an almost infinite archive of images and information. An image, feeling or impression from my life or from my imagination might be the inspiration to begin a work of art. My art making process is usually a technically simple process though the materials and imagery evolve and change in complexity as I evolve and change. Most often the images I make are representational, and very often they are portraits. The infinite variety found in the human face is fascinating to me. Arms and legs and bodies are also interesting, but it’s the face that defines the individual and expresses the essence of that person. I enjoy trying to make portraits of real people, living or dead, as well as making portraits of fictional characters from my imagination. Most of my portraits and self portraits are a blend of fiction and reality.More often than not, my finished portraits will have a serious expression on the face, I’ve made very few images of a smiling or laughing face, I’m not sure why this is. I see faces everywhere. At times I feel as if it’s a curse, at other times I think it’s just a reflection of some subtle reality that I get glimpses of, and maybe a hint or reminder that the whole world around me is alive and looking back at me.