Oil Painting from life under the divine light of day has been my passionate pursuit ever since I studied in the skylight studios of The Art Students League of New York in the late 1970s. I quickly learned that everything looks best under natural light, and that was that. My 'Artist's Statement' from a number of years ago remains true to my nature and practice: 'Many things are so beautiful and so keenly felt when the light is right that I want to paint them just the way they are. I am encouraged to persevere in this impossible quest by the example of past generations of artists whose works...more
