Painting is an extension of drawing. The exploration is more involved with the addition of colour. The infinite subtleties of light on a form must be summarized. Observations must be edited or a painting would never be done. Light and colour ever changing, elusive and ephemeral.
With painting there is also more physicality. The texture of the paint adds another dimension, another delicious tool to employ. The brushstroke, the action of pushing the rich pigment across the surface is a seductive process.

study of dog, c1975 watercolour sketch 10″x8″ 
untitled, c1976 oil on board 20″x16″ 
self portrait, 1987 Oil on canvas 24″x40″ 
untitled self portrait, 2002 oil on masonite 8″x9″ 
Steve, 2002 oil on masonite 8″x9″ 
Sarah, 2002 oil on masonite 8″x9″ 
Sean, 2002 oil on masonite 8″x9″ 
untitled self portrait, 2006 oil on canvas 
Hyacinth, 2010 oil on masonite 8″x9″ 
Loyalty, 2010 oil on masonite 8″x9″ 
Forgiveness, 2010 oil on masonite 9″x8″ 
Sweet Humility, 2010 Oil on masonite 9″x8″ SOLD 
Forgiveness, 2010 Oil on masonite 9″x8″ 
Pansy, 2010 oil on masonite 8″x9″ SOLD 
Orchid 2, 2010 oil on panel 8″x10″ 
Snapdragons, 2011 oil on masonite 8″x9″ SOLD 
The Division, 2011 oil on masonite 8″x9″ 
The Chalice, 2012 oil on panel 10″x12″ 
St. Agnes Moon, 2012 oil on panel 8″x10″ 
Play On, 2012 oil on masonite 8″x9″ 
So Be I, 2012 oil on panel 8″x8″ 
I’ the Kirk, 2012 oil on panel 8″x9″ 
My Heaven, 2012 Oil on board 16″x20″ 
Weather Report, 2014 oil on board 8″x10″ 
Sporting Group, 2015 acrylic on board 14″x17″ 
Pansy Vase, 2016 Oil on masonite 8″x9″ 
Sean, 2016 oil on board 8″x10″ 
untitled self portrait, 2021 oil on board 
Rutabaga, 2021 oil on board 8″x10″ 
Butterwort, 2021 oil on canvas 8″x8″