Michael is a regionally known and collected artist committed to pushing the limits of contemporary realist oil painting.
Their work explores human subjects, often lost in thought, discussion or private activity. Delight, wonder and reflection are common themes in their pieces, executed with technique that focuses on the capture of the physical form and the contrast of light and color.
Michael’s influences include traditional artists such as John Singer Sargent and Richard Schmid. Contemporary influences include Casey Baugh, Jeremy Lipking, Jeffrey Spokes and Alyssa Monks, and they have studied under Casey Baugh, in the direct academic lineage of Richard Schmid.
Their work has appeared in Skin And Ink magazine, ArtWrkd Art Gallery / Consortium in Newtown, PA; Sidetracks Gallery in New Hope, PA; Up Arts Gallery in Lansdale, Pa; the Doylestown Arts Festival; New Hope Arts Festival; the Rittenhouse Square Arts Festival in Philadelphia; and the Bucks Fever Art Exhibition, awarded 1st place in 2021.
In their free time, Michael enjoys martial arts, photography, the guitar and amateur music production.
Michael lives in Bucks County, PA.
Artist Statement:
"I focus on capturing the mood or story of the subject in my artwork. Once the tone of the scene is clear, all the other artistic elements such as light, contrast, color have direction and meaning. If I can communicate that emotion to the viewer, and they feel what I felt when creating it, that is the best reward and what keeps me coming back to the canvas."
