My artwork represents marvelous moments — both real and imaginary — telling how an unexpected event has the power to transform an ordinary day into a historic moment in time.

 

Those who happen to catch one of life's fleeting mysteries are eager to find out who else has shared the experience. It could become a tale they will tell until the end of their lives.

 

Truth is only as accurate as the observer's memory and level of comprehension allow. No two individuals will recount an event the same way. An important story will live on after the witnesses have departed. Each time it is told, it will be embellished and polished until it reaches heroic proportions.

 

My goal as an artist is to bring to life a moment in time, described in vivid detail, in order that it might stand on its own legs. It is art that explores the place where truth and lies meet.

 

Fletcher Hayes