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What drives me to portraiture?
It has to be the human element of drawing from life. I can draw for people twelve hours
a day and not be tired. I go to work happily anticipating the day. It is the rush of drawing
someone who is sitting before me, anticipating the outcome. It is the joy of the crowd
which gathers and feeds my adrenaline. It is the self imposed time limit - the limit of the
live model, who really is not a model, but an active child, or a blushing teenage girl, or a
macho guy who you are able to cause to crack a vulnerable smile. It is bringing joy to those who think that my work is an amazing gift of God. It is inspiring a young child who loves to crowd my elbows and watch me draw. It is capturing in a few moments the same glory that a parent thought only he saw in their child
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