I have spent my adult life learning everything that I can about the practice of making representational art, portraits specifically. A passion at first, now it's a job that has taken me all over the world- connecting me with thousands of people. I've made a life in this niche and this site is where I will be making my work available to collect. So, what is my work about...?

Dimitar Berbatov is a Bulgarian football player who is most well known for his stint at Manchester United in the late 2000's. Playing in England, and not playing in a style typical to that league (he was languid and graceful rather than forceful and direct) made him a figure about which there was much debate. Opinions were divided.

Berbatov, when asked to sum up his career, offered this reflection: I try to do different things... to play the game the way I see it.

An interesting and humble appraisal of his contribution.

At the risk of totally losing you I want to bring up one more football player- in particular his nickname. Thomas Muller, a German player, is referred to by some as, das raumdeuter. In English: the space interpreter. Honestly- it's a rather contrived nickname for a footballer. I think that he even gave the nickname to himself. Nevertheless- another intriguing breadcrumb. 

I appreciate your patience as this background was necessary for me to make my point. As an artist, these two ideas sum up well how I go about my work. There are some boundaries, a playing field if you will. Representational art has a duty of resemblance and I have to work inside the limitations of my materials. I see it as my job to interpret that space. To play the game as I see it.

You will eventually find two different kinds of artwork on this site. First, the paintings and drawing I make and post on social media. These smaller works are an endless fountainhead of purpose and inspiration for me. The second type are larger investigations into a theme. More technically challenging and with much higher stakes.

Large works are traditionally difficult to communicate to an online audience. What is in reality a 3x4 foot panel shows up as a tiny thumbnail on a website. I am going to change this dynamic. There will be individual pages on this site that feature the "making of" stories that these artworks deserve. To be sure they will be fewer and farther between but I think that they will be vital to carry this artwork into the future.

Cheers,

S