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The artworks in this webpage is bit old, for newer works go to: http://imageevent.com/dreamscapestudio/paintings
 
I recently went back to painting after a period of lapse. I am self-trained and not very experienced in this medium, but I am trying to get more used to this medium, trying to avoid making things beautiful or too overdone, which has been my usual trappings.  I have been sketching for a while now, but not as long in terms of painting.  So my hope is that after I learn from each piece, I can become more diversified in the subject matter that I cover - -  going farther than just landscape and figures.  I also enjoy using different mediums such as watercolor, oil pastels, oil paint, ceramics, wood and collage.  I have done some sculptures and may put up another section later on. 
 
My goal is to be able to express the themes that I am interested in, such as fagility of life, absurdity of human state and enduring sense of hope in my paintings.  Well, that is what I am attempting whether that comes through or not.  I also hope to portray organic themes, things of life, regardless of the medium I choose.  If I evolve and become better at interpreting life and its complex meanings, at least my time has not been wasted in just creating a visual product.  Some artists that have had tremendous influence on me directly are Matisse, Magritte, Degas, Da Vinci and Hopper.  And of course all the pre-raphaelite painters, who combined poetry, nature and ethics into their art.

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