Besides the scenes that I illustrate and the commissioned portraits that are painted on conventional flat canvas, I enjoy using the same “abstract to reality” principle that I use for my rock paintings. The abstract part comes when I “mess up” the surface of that “scary “ white canvas. Once the canvas is all smeared with swirls and streaks, I try and see a subject in the chaos. I turn the canvas over and squint at the “designs” that are presented to me. The subject is in there somewhere. Once I find the subject, I look for reference material and sketch out on paper the theme of the painting. Then I transfer this idea to the canvas and start painting the final work using the marks that are already on the canvas as a guide. Sometimes I leave parts of the canvas unfinished. So, the effect is reality coming out of a background of abstract marks.  I enjoy using the same principle that I use for my rock paintings when I illustrate scenes and create commissioned works on conventional flat canvas.

Cityscape Done In Acrylics	Dock Scene Done In Oils	Bi-plane Done In Watercolor
Child's Portrait Done In Pastels	Dogs Done In Acrylic