Portraits

Paul Cezanne once said that we have to get away from the idea that a portrait has to look like the subject. That's a little radical, but I follow his drift.  I shoot for a good painting first and a good likeness second.

Landscapes

I usually take more liberties with landscapes than I do with portraits because there is more to play with. It's all about the atmosphere of a place in my opinion.

Still Life & other subjects

If a painting does not neatly fit in the other two categories I put them here. The subject of my paintings is the entire canvas, not just the central object.  Sometimes the central object in my paintings is just an excuse to paint the rest of the picture.