My pictures of men—paintings, drawings, portraits, or abstractions—always begin with live models.  When drawing or painting men, I am most interested in the dynamic expression and complex visible musculature of the male body.  Whether attracted by color, form, movement, or expression, I like to use media that are swift and sensual, and work quickly to capture the model.  This spontaneous portrayal may complete the picture, or I may work the portrait or figure into a complex composition energized with color, pattern, and collage. Sometimes I work the male body parts into abstract compositions. Most of my pictures of men are in the portraits exhibit.

My stylistic inspiration for my paintings of men comes from realists like Michelangelo and other Renaissance artists, as well as from masters of sensuality like Gauguin, Klimt, Matisse, Degas, and Van Gogh.