First of all, I want to thank Jo Rich- Vadis and the Gaslight Art Colony for allowing me this show. I’m a self- taught painter. Occasionally there’s an “aha moment,” with many a failure along the way. Every time you pick it up and try again you’ve added a little something to your toolbox. You still may forget it at the shop, but it’s still there.
Nowadays, I’m influenced by the Russian Impressionists Denys Gorodnychyi, Andrey Selenin, and Vitaly Makarov. Then there are abstract expressionists that I like and of course many local artists. I’ve had the pleasure through the Gaslight to meet artists, see, and discuss their work. Art is probably the only real magic, it has the ability to transcend, to communicate and to heal. It’s pure!