About the Images
This series is a devotion to the maiden. Water is the elemental theme observed in my works. It is symbolic of purity, re-birth, and tranquility. The Forest, is symbolic of the protection of the inner soul from being exploited and corrupted by the world.
I use my own photography as a tool, choosing my subjects carefully from novice expiring models. They must believe in my vision, understand what it is I am trying to create. Thus allowing me to capture the aurora of the that vision on film to use as a tool for my canvas. I seek out the most beautiful natural locations, within traveling distance to my studio, for outdoor shoots. It is not the distance, time, nor the pay the models are after, but, for a chance at immortality!
Later, once rolls of film are developed, then eliminating choices down to a few images, I 'll let inspiration select the next art work. Working feverishly through the night, when all of societies noises and distractions are dormant, I'll paint uninterupted, often listening to the music of Loreena McKennitt for inspiration. I might finish a painting in a night, or take several sessions, refining the image until the work, like passages in a book, say what I mean. Only then will I sign and date the work. Days later, after careful pondering, a title will come to me, and "Voila!" the work is completed.
