Original artwork description:

On the banks of Echo Park Lake near downtown Los Angeles, palm trees tower over a park bathed in the warm hues and vivid colors of twilight. Shadows stretch across the ground as the late afternoon sky transitions from deep but to fiery orange and red.

Since my childhood in Wisconsin, I’ve been mesmerized by spectacular sunsets, the shock of storm skies, long late-afternoon shadows, fog blurring the world and all the dramatic push-pull between nature and the hand-of-man. These early impressions and experiences continue to inspire me today. They spark my imagination and shape my art.

My artistic language is expressed through intense color, deep contrast and broad brushstrokes. I paint in many layers, always trying to invent new colors. I ask myself, “Am I getting the same emotional response from my painting as I did from the scene I photographed as a reference?” If the answer is “Yes!”, the painting is done.

I challenge myself to observe my surroundings with fresh eyes and, through my paintings, express wonder in the constantly changing world—rich in vibrant color, life and beauty.

This work is rendered in many layers of oil paint. The front image extends around the sides of the deep-edge, gallery-wrapped canvas. “Apex” is ready to hang—no framing necessary.

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