Influences

Art has shaped my life in so many wonderful ways, especially realism. The paintings I remember as a child were those of my father's, and the little marine scene he painted called Fishermen's Nets left a lasting impression on me; and, it's probably responsible for my natural love of water, and fishing. I would see it each night before I turned out the lights in my bedroom, and again in the morning. Other images that have shaped my life in a positive way have been the works of Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, and Stephen Scott Young, and of course too many others to mention. I appreciate the visual experience of an artist's craftsmanship, and I hope that the Classical traditions of art survive throughout this very modern and contemporary art world.