Jeff's creative hand and knowledge of his medium is the culmination of a long and ongoing “apprenticeship” studying aspects of painters and designers he holds in high esteem such as John Singer Sargent, Velazquez and James Whistler. He designs and creates from photographs and works through extensive research on the subject, borrowing from Sargent and Velazquez, in which layers of images are built up in layers and depth. His loose application of the mosaic images are signatures evident throughout his career.
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