Beginning with the custom built wood panels I paint on, continuing with those original first drawings, and all the wall through until the painting is signed - I am involved in every aspect of the creative process that goes into creating one of my paintings, right up to the handmade frame I put on every finished piece to insure it reaches its destination safely. I want the Viewer to have as direct a connection possible to the whole artistic process, so that their own personal experience with each painting will be hopefully equal to, if not greater than my own with regard to inspiration and story depicted.
For me, art is a story, and the paintings I create is my way of telling the story - The paintings you find here, and the small descriptions that accompany are my attempt to make the story more complete, interesting and hopefully even inspiring.
- J. W. Baker