My love of painting has been with me since early childhood. I have always appreciated and am greatly influenced by the craftsmanship and processes of the Old Masters in the Gothic and Renaissance periods. My paintings, although figurative, are composed in very much the same manner as that of an abstract work: form and color are my primary interest. When I begin a painting I don't have a preconceived idea in my mind; I use the figures as a pretext to create a harmonious color palette. My paintings do not depict a defined age or period; nor do they reflect the past or present.