In the last few years my interest has turned to painting the allure in an exotic environment. I have traveled to the Caribbean and areas in the Pacific Rim searching for seductive light, lush color and gleam; all elements important to my painting style.

In that most of the photographs for the paintings were taken around resorts, leisure has also become an issue. I must admit though, that as a Realist painter, at the heart of all this is the temptation to visual alchemy. When I paint water, rocks, sky, trees, chairs, etc. I must imagine touching them, convincing myself as it were, that I am creating these things in the very real sense. The magic occurs when I believe that I have done this.

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