Some of my art pieces are entirely painted whereas others originate from digital photographs I take and then later paint upon. I oftentimes take photographs of people underwater because I find the resultant light effects and shapes to be beautiful. I enjoy layering many transparent colors on top of one another as a way to suggest new colors and shapes to the viewer. I find that this layering method often achieves a translucent quality in the finished art pieces. Most of my artwork involves at least one person, animal, or object moving about weightlessly. The light, airy quality produced by the translucent layering process is quite compatible with that type of subject matter. Rather than use wet paint, I use conductive paintbrushes and styluses on an electronic touchscreen because I am disabled and usually paint lying down.
