Contemplation in Menton Baby Onesie

I saw this man in Menton, France on a sunday morning. He was obviously deep in thought, and his pose spoke a volume.

Our lives are permeated with stories of all shapes, sizes and flavors, most of which we have little conscious awareness. I've always been drawn to stories, and that may well be what drew me to art. As a child I loved illustrations, and as an adult I worked as an illustrator. But simply illustrating a given story is limiting. Now that I'm free to paint what I want, I choose more ambiguity in my subject matter. Instead of merely presenting a story, I seek to stimulate a seed in the viewer, an invitation to co-create the experience of the painting according to the wealth of life, thought and perception he or she brings to the viewing. I have studied under Carolyn Anderson, Edward Povey and Michelle Torrez and have consistently won awards in...