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CREATIVE PROCESS OF CREATION CATHEDRAL
Today, I would like to share how I envision and execute my hyperrealistic paintings, which take hundreds of hours to complete. Each work...
Oct 4, 20231 min read


MEMENTO MORI
In the historical paintings and drawings of Francis of Assisi he is often depicted praying in a cave with a skull resting on a stone...
Apr 20, 20232 min read


LIBERATION OF THE JACKALOPE
Driving across the United States and seeing large Jackrabbits, I first heard about the Jackalope. My interest was piqued when a family...
Feb 10, 20232 min read


SWALLOWED BY KNOWLEDGE
After a life pursuing knowledge, Qohelet concludes: "Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body" [i]. The...
Nov 23, 20222 min read


INNER SANCTUM
The architecture in this painting is based on the Skånelaholm Castle of Sweden, built in 1639-1643. The current owners kindly sent me...
Nov 8, 20222 min read


SANCTIFIED IMAGINATION (EKSTASIS MAGAZINE)
Meditation has become somewhat of a buzzword, conjuring up images of yoga and Zen. It’s understood by most as an Eastern religious...
Oct 24, 20221 min read


IN THIS BIRCH GROVE
Like most of my paintings, I planned this work far in advance. My initial desire was to explore Russian culture through a serene wintery...
Aug 16, 20222 min read


INTRODUCING ESSAYS: THE LYRICS OF A PAINTING
When I first began exhibiting my art at age eleven, at my mother's suggestion I started writing about the inspiration behind each piece....
Aug 15, 20222 min read
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