Surface texture is one of the most distinctive qualities of my landscape paintings — a quality that is both visual and physical, and that is central to the way the work is experienced. The texture is not applied as a decorative element; it is the result of the painting process itself, the accumulated evidence of the decisions and revisions that went into making the work. Building the Surface The surface of a painting in oil and cold wax is built up through successive layers o

The life of a painter is, in large part, a sustained engagement with failure. Not failure in the sense of defeat, but failure in the sense of falling short of what one intended — of making something that is less than what one hoped for, and then returning to the studio to try again. This is not a discouraging observation; it is, I think, the condition that makes the work possible. If painting were easy, it would not be worth doing. The Aesthetic Journey The aesthetic journey