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    The back and forth between straight forward realism and more suggestive, abstracted approaches are a big part of what makes art interesting for me. While the complete rendering of an image definitely has its appeal, there is something endlessly fascinating in creating "riddles for the eyes" by simplifying and abstracting forms, leaving questions unanswered for the viewer fill out the blanks.   To me Realism and abstraction in the right combination is just delicious and fascinating. From the more realistic side with the subtle abstraction of for example Rembrandt`s brushwork to the other side of the spectrum, where some of David Sharpe or [...]

  From my Newsletter:  "I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. I want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down." Jack Kerouac The process of making art is like a huge journey of self inquiry. During the hundreds of studies I'm painting, I am confronted with very basic questions about myself and what it is that I want my paintings to express. And every study, every little experiment has some answers... sometimes an answer is as [...]