In a striking example of hyperrealism, my body of work manages to capture the essence of macro photography in highly detailed acrylic paintings. My inspiration initially came from golf courses near my home. My work focuses on the minute details of sporting goods, from the lightly scratched dimples on a golf ball to the individual fibers on a tennis ball. I work exclusively from my own photographs using an innovative airbrushing technique. I utilize a large spray gun at the beginning of a painting for color application in large areas. I then wield a small airbrush for the finer details, using templates, hand-cut from mylar to create edges and shapes. One of the biggest defining moments for me was incorporating the airbrush into my process of painting. Also, the use of slow-motion video captured on the latest smartphone has allowed me to capture frozen moments in time of moving objects.
