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The inspiration for my paintings comes from the working side of the maritime world—the colors and textures of tankers, containerships and rusty old bulk carriers. I’ve known this environment all my life. The colors and markings on these working ships are endlessly varied and often starkly beautiful, especially at the waterline. The rusted scrapes, drips and smears; the characteristic lettering and numbers, give each vessel a distinct personality. These ships travel the world, and each port they visit leaves its mark, which inscribes the story of each ship on its skin. Most of my work begins with an image from this seldom-painted side of the maritime world. Rather than paint a ship from stem to stern, I focus in “close-up” on its markings. I keep in mind a favorite saying of my teacher Charles Emerson: “Reality is highly over-rated.” I thus manipulate color, perspective, composition, and texture, and as a result my paintings include realistic images that become abstract canvasses.

Dude Likes Blue

2007
107 x 107

Desdemona Channel

2007
Oil on panel
76 x 76

Attitude is Everything

2006
Oil on canvas
153 x 122

China Star

2008
Oil on canvas
107 x 107

Echo #3

2008
Oil on panel
30 x 30

Echo #4

2008
Oil on panel
30 x 30

Echo #9

2008
Oil on panel
30 x 30

Echo #11

2008
Oil on panel
30 x 30

Haitian Reefer

2008
Oil on panel
30 x 60

Horizon Pacific

2008
Oil on panel
90 x 100

My Creative Path

2008
Oil on panel
56 x 122

Power Panels

2008
Oil on canvas
122 x 183

Salt

2008
Oil on canvas
90 x 100

Samoan Reefer

2008
Oil on panel
30 x 60

Southern Cross

2007
Oil on panel
60 x 60

Under Pressure

2008
152 x 90