About

The quiet, strange cycles of the natural world inspire me. The way nature discards and rebuilds. It is within these processes of life, death, decay, and rebirth that when moved through gently divulge the subtle changes we often do not see. Here, the delicate touches and defense mechanisms that keep these cycles perpetuating can be observed. I find this visually stimulating and the basis of my focus. 

Simple elements immobilized become subjects of my creative process, which inherently works in the same way. Objects and forms are resurrected, rebuilt, while others are deconstructed, discarded. The ensuing visuals are consequences of natural selection, personal choice, intuition and evolution. 

BIO (me in a nutshell)

I have always had a drive to create, and play in the mud. Some of the best memories are those splashing in puddles and time spent making drawings, paintings, odd things out of whatever stuff I was provided with. For some reason, I kept on creating, no matter how bad the outcome, the time spent seemed worthwhile. As life progressed and became complicated by jobs and adulthood, I still made stuff, (mainly bad stuff) in my spare time.  

Until fate intervened one day. 

I was in a severe auto accident that threw me back on the path with the arts. I went back to college and completed my Master's degree with honors and the next year I was instructing art courses and showing my work, which I continue to do today, (occasionally still make a bad piece of art, but hey, that's another story).

My works have become a glimpse of my observations of my environment, my emotions, the journey of my soul, as well as what friends and nature introduce me to. 

And yes, I still play in the mud.