My paintings  and drawings are Realism and Hyperrealism.  My goal, always, is to create the illusion of a reality that’s just a bit sharper, brighter and more real than reality.  I start with a careful composition, from which I prepare a detailed graphite drawing before ever touching brush or pen to paper.  In paintings I highlight depth and veracity with strong, bright colors; in drawings, with shading and hatching.  I want my paintings to feel like a window the viewer can almost reach into, rather than an image on a two-dimentional surface.