"Looking at the Empire State Building" Artwork

My artistic practice blends photography, drawing, and gilding into a unique mixed media technique that transforms real-world scenes into evocative visual statements. Working primarily with black ink on my own photographs, I meticulously enhance these compositions by hand, using accents of gold and silver foil applied onto stretched canvas. This approach bridges the realms of traditional image-making and contemporary material expression. The subject matter of my work ranges from urban skylines, industrial architecture, and quiet suburban corners, to natural landscapes, forests, still life, and street scenes. I am drawn to moments of stillness, symmetry, and light everyday environments elevated through composition and surface treatment. The gilded elements lend both luminosity and a sense of timelessness, highlighting select architectural lines, reflections, foliage, or sky. This gives my pieces a graphic clarity and tactile richness while preserving the emotional imprint of the original photographic moment. Each piece is printed and worked manually, resulting in a distinctive fusion of photorealistic detail and abstract surface play. My use of metallic leaf is not merely decorative, it invites the viewer to pause and reflect, revealing how light interacts with material, memory, and perspective. Whether depicting a Parisian interior, a Swedish canal, a remote birch forest, or the shimmering horizon of a modern skyline, my art explores how places carry atmosphere, nostalgia, and narrative. It is a celebration of both structure and impermanence rooted in observation, elevated by technique.