Eye of a Sailor

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My painting is not “realistic” in the sense that you can recognize where I put my easel. I'm not painting picture postcards. I seek to express something of the spirit of a place.

Making a painting is like bringing a child into the world. A painting has its own personality and its development is determined both by my vision and by the painting itself. I seek to accept rather than control this offspring and help the developing painting find its own way and realize its own potential. I feel that the demands of consistency (from galleries and critics) should not compel a new painting to fall into line. Each painting is an individual. One may emphasize color, another rhythm and a third may be monumental.

Mike

I am a sailor and an artist. My work is inspired by nature and is expressionist in style.
In the summer I spend as much time as possible painting from a sailboat anchored in distant bays of Maine. I try to communicate what it is about the place and time that excites me.

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