Workout Painting

I primarily paint the human figure. I adopt a straightforward, essential approach to painting, using a few brushes, a streamlined palette consisting of mostly primary and secondary colors, and linseed oil as my medium. My concept is strictly aesthetic. I simply want the piece of art to be beautiful. I concern myself with basic elements that I think are critical to producing a good painting: composition, form, light, color, paint quality, and brushwork. Generally, I describe the figure more simply than complicated, preferring looseness and abstraction over highly detailed rendering. I work in a spontaneous way, not knowing ahead of time how I specifically will address all the important aspects of painting, or what the end result might be. I respond to what happens on the canvas with each decision that I make, reflecting moment by moment. This way, I stay present in the painting experience and receive the greatest enrichment from it.