This Page, above, The Path, acrylic on canvas, 24” x 30”
As time passed, Jeff began to study horticulture, and weather patterns, eventually sketching his ideas and images on the page, and then much later to the canvas. Throughout his life Jeff has longed to bring the tranquility and beauty of the outdoors
inside, and to share it with others. In his early thirties Jeff immersed himself in his painting, working after hours and late into the night after family and job commitments were fulfilled. He has described the urge to paint as a need, a calling of sorts, that if ignored for too long produces an uncomfortable frisson that can only be satisfied by painting. In the beginning, Jeff painted for the sheer pleasure and escapism that his art allowed,
later committed himself to a daily practice. With a desire to improve his craft and find a community of like-minded artists, Jeff joined a local art group taking classes in sketching both human and urban forms.