My work is influenced by 3 main factors of equal importance.
The first is the art of the East, in particular the woodblock prints of Japan and Zen paintings of China, which I admire for the strong sense of line, cropped compositions, and minimalist aesthetic.
The second is the grand tradition of the West, with its beautiful realism, play of light and shadow, and sculptural sense of depth.
The third is my strong distaste for the typical depiction of women, in both art and media. The generic nude, the faceless object with nice curves, painted as a still life. While the beauty of the female form is undeniable, and in many ways the focus of my work, I try to make paintings about individual human beings.