I don’t exactly know what my portraiture is about. Here is what I’m sure of. When I ask someone
to sit for me it is based on a connection. I don’t focus on flattery. However, I love what I see, and
I want to share it. To a large degree, it is my subject who controls and conquers the moment.
I like that the process is a little out of my control. Consent and trust are driving forces.
Every so often someone mistakes a portrait of one of my subjects for me. My portraits are
autobiographical; they are markers of my life. Thanks to portraiture I am learning to be more
comfortable in my own skin.
Each portrait is based on a single image selected from a multitude of video and photographs
I take during a collaborative, improvised session. I often produce at least two portraits of a person.
Not long ago I realized I simply reproduced with paint the selected image. I have begun to look
beyond the image to be more discriminating and selective about what I portray, to create
something unique.