I have a passion for pencil. I am a graphite artist working exclusively in black and white, creating photorealist works whose subjects are domestic animals and their interaction with humans. My work is rooted in a medium that is simplicity itself—pencil—yet this simplicity is a means to a compositional and emotional complexity that would be unthinkable with the addition of any other tool or technique. In presenting the intricacies of animals, how they look and move and express themselves, and the intimacies between animals and people, I strive to be a part of a rich artistic tradition...more
