Commonly Asked Questions

• Do you use an airbrush?
  No, everything is done with an ordinary paintbrush and layers of acrylic paint on canvas.
  
  
• Is it on fabric?
  Technically yes (canvas is fabric). It took me awhile to understand that some people thought that the images were somehow printed onto a special fabric. But it's just paint on canvas.
  
  
• Why does it glow?
  I start out with a bright, fairly dark base color, and add many thin transparent layers of paint over this base. This allows light to enter the painting and be reflected back from the multiple layers.
  
  
• How do you get the texture?
  There really isn't any texture except for the weave of the canvas. The apparency of texture comes from the subtle patterns created in paint.
  
  
• Where do the assemblage pieces come from?
  I like weathered bits of metal and other found objects so I am always looking for them. I piece them together to create the assemblage figures on some of my paintings. I also sometimes add small embellished squares of wood or other small manufactured pieces to add depth and focus.