Kim and Jim 30 x 42" oil on canvas

Mike and Dana (wedding portrait) 22 x 28" oil on canvas

Charles and Margaret Juravinski (detail)

Dushyant Sharma 18 x 24" oil on canvas

Saumya Sharma 18 x 24" oil on canvas

Gulati Family 40 x 56" oil on canvas

Charles and Margaret Juranvinski 84 x 12" oil on canvas

Portrait of Abi 24 x 36" oil on canvas

Donelson twins 20 x 28" oil on canvas

  Portraits in paint have immortalized our most honored leaders, teachers, heroes, and loved ones for hundreds of years, and a portrait, properly painted with museum quality materials, will be a part of that cultural heritage for many centuries to come.

  The portrait is an original piece of art, irreplaceable, and unique, and should be an heirloom to be valued by future generations. More than a snapshot in time, a portrait attempts to portray a sum of many ages and qualities of the sitter regardless of age, resulting in an image of timeless beauty and value. And a portrait which penetrates deep into the subject’s character can portray many facets of their character and worth, for example, one person may have many names for many people: wife (or husband), mother(or father), grandparent, daughter(or son), teacher, student, leader, professional, etc.

  Ultimately, a portrait painted with love is an expression of love not only of the artist for their craft and what they admire in their subject, but also an expression of the love of those who have honored the subject with the portrait commission, and eventually the love of others who witness the finished painting.

  My Portraits are expressive of my desire to reflect reality in paint. Not just the physical reality of the five senses, but also the subtler reality of what’s under the skin. As the proverb says, “Les yeux sont le miroir de l'ame”, that is, “the eyes are the mirror of the soul”. Not only the eyes, but the face, hands, and even body language manifest layers of meaning about the mind and heart within. And unlike a photographic portrait which captures a reflection of one instant of such expression, a painted portrait is created over time so the process of searching for the true content of the portrait is prolonged and deepened.

  The filter of the artist’s imagination, emotions, and experience colour how his or her art reflects the image of the subject, but this distortion is not unlooked for. For when technical excellence, courage, discipline, and a robust artistic imagination augment this transcription of human face and form, a rich and living image may emerge which will continue to reward its audience over centuries, even changing as its audience changes. It is this kind of living image that I strive to paint.