My paintings are created on different types of canvases, depending on the size of the finished painting. The result is an impasto oil painting that has additional depth and movement from the thick texture of the paint. You can see the texture of every brush stroke in my paintings, since I do not layer or thin my paint with turpentine. The French term for this application is premier coup. When it comes time to paint, I try to get the painting "right the first time," using as few brush strokes as possible to capture the immediacy and emotional movement of a landscape. I work with a limited palette of 4-5 colors, which I mix into a wide variety of hues and values appropriate to the scene I am creating. I extensively plan out my paintings before I start painting with a brush, working out compositions and color combinations that will most effectively capture the drama of the landscape. Alla prima comes from Italian, literally meaning "at first attempt" and is loosely applied to any painting that is done in a direct, expressive style. My technique is executed with expressive color and loose brush strokes, in a wet-on-wet style known as alla prima. All my paintings are inspired by backpacking and hiking trips I have done across the Western states.
I create vivid, impressionistic oil paintings that capture the feeling of being outdoors.
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