Though my style evolves as I experiment with new methods of expression, the human form has remained the focus of my work. Yet, it is not the ‘rendering’ of that form that commands my interest. I do not paint so that the viewer may see what the subject looks like, though the work is realistic enough for that information to be conveyed. Instead, I attempt to capture a distinct moment when the subject suddenly looks inward.

This fleeting and particularly human episode is a familiar experience. It can transpire anywhere and at any time. We may be engaged in conversation, but for just one moment, perhaps even as we are speaking, our gaze turns inward. Reflection washes through us. Just as suddenly, we are back, the mirror is gone, we are reengaged. During just such an ephemeral instant, I sense that I am granted a transitory window to the ‘inside’.

Through my work, I attempt to capture and explore the emotions that become so momentarily visible. If I succeed, the viewer will see not my impression of what a subject looks like, but an insight as to what a subject must be like. Even in pictures where the subject confronts us directly, eyes wide open, I hope to convey a distinctly private moment when the subject has ever so briefly turned his or her gaze inward. If we are fortunate, we will not only see the subject, but also see what the subject is seeing.