Before committing thought to stone, I wish to say Hello and thank you for visiting the website and blog for Galerie de Maubidea!

Now, on to less pressing matters...

The central theme of the work; to vividly express my observations on Urban Life, Antiquity and World Events. Often times, several perspectives of the same event result from this effort. I strive to develop an emotional colour, if you will. Sensing the emotional architecture in each work as a concept develops, is tantamount to the perceptual light energies or lack thereof.

Equally crucial is the energy of improvisation. Too much preparation results in a taciturn proficiency common to an abundance of structure and predetermination. For the greater part, these are characteristics germane to architecture and portrait painting. Additionally, I have never employed the use of a digital paintbrush or drawing tablet to create the imagery in this collection.

Both exploration and experimentation are the qualities I most desire in a work but not necessarily. As with any artistic enterprise, about eighty percent of the work represents a general approach. The ninety percentile will at times, deviate in fine degrees of technique or structure. It is that final percentage which defines the good from the exceptional in any endeavor, be it artistic, literary or common plumbing!

Photography, optical manipulation and enhanced treatments to the shading and hues are a large part of the method. My goal is to remain true to the subject, while embellishing the ambiance and visualizations. After working as an Executive Producer / Director in Public Television for almost a decade (WKTV), it has become second nature to remain objective and detached when amplifying a singular moment in time.

Personally speaking, it is virtually impossible to view life limited to three dimensions. My universe as a child was chaotic and somewhat unstable. To deal with those conditions, I constructed a psychological platform wherein my impressions were much in the third person. It would appear that my early childhood experience has become a positive construct in the creation of visual imagery and the composition of microtonal music.

I wish to thank all of you for your continued support of the arts and the struggle to conserve our valuable Wetlands and Natural Wildlife. Without these resources, life as we know it would be dramatically different and infinitely less pleasant.

Life in continuum . . . Maubidea