Painting with a passion

The act of painting for me is a process of observation, meditation, deliberation, and brushstrokes on a ground, either canvas or paper. First I find a subject in the physical world that speaks to me visually — through light, forms and color. There is also an emotional/psychological dimension that presents itself initially or is revealed either in the process of painting or even later, in the viewing. I prefer natural light for it is the light of the sun which sustains life. I work on a painting over a period of hours, days, weeks or months. Thus a painting represents an accumulation of many observations, thoughts, associations, deliberations and choices, conveyed by means of brushstrokes and layers of paint on a ground. As a painting is painted over time, so may it reveal itself to the viewer over time.