GARY HAS BEEN PAINTING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. INFLUENCED BY BOB ROSS AND WILLIAM ALEXANDER, THE WET-ON-WET TECHNIQUE AFFORDS THE LUXURY OF EFFECTS WHICH WOULD BE HARD TO DUPLICATE USING ALTERNATE METHODS. RECENTLY, GARY HAS EXPANDED INTO FLORALS, A DIRECT INSPIRATION OF THE FLORAL ARTIST, GARY JENKINS. GARY INTEREST HAS EXPANDED AGAIN INTO SEASCAPES AND ABSTRACTS. ATTEMPTING TO DUPLICATE NATURE'S WONDERFUL PALETTE OF COLORS IS ONE OF THE TRUE JOYS OF PAINTING! GARY'S WISH IS TO CONTINUE TO BE INSPIRED BY THE SIGHTS AND COLORS OF NATURE, AND TO ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THEM ON CANVAS.