As a contemporary realist painter,  my approach to art is both traditional and contemporary with an emphasis on technique and fine craftsmanship.  I work with oils memorializing old master’s techniques. Putting into practice what I read on painting techniques, along with attentive observation of masterpieces by Vermeer, Dürer, Rembrandt and Dalì,   I developped as a self taught person  a very personal painting style.   Eclectic subjects and several sources of inspiration include antiques, animals, people, and nature scenes. My path to realism always flirts with abstraction; turning disparate elements into a coherent design, finding colour and value themes that unify, and leading brushstrokes have beauty and refinement that enhance impressions of reality.