My art manifests through my everyday observations and collections of assorted objects, guided by impulse and intuition.
Objects that have been discarded and often deemed insignificant to one person become significant to me in a new and unique way.
Body Art
Celebration
Eye Hear
Fellini
Back in my school days, I abandoned traditional painting surfaces and began experimenting with found objects.
I describe my work as an "urban tribalism."
These works are assembled in new ways--ways that don't adhere to any obvious meaning, just opened to the interpretation of the viewer.
"The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting"
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Vincent Van Gogh
"Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye, it also includes the inner pictures of the soul"
- Edvard Munch
- Edvard Munch
"As an artist, I often think of myself as an observer in this world, always experiencing things privately."
Game of Life
House of Men
Inside Outside
Life Cycle
Objects are transformed from trash into things of beauty. My work defies deconstruction by juxtaposing disparate elements to create the whole.
Love Alter
Manhattan
My LA
No Parking
Some artists and movements for inspiration:
- Van Gogh
- Romare Bearden
- Surrealism
- "Folk Art"
- The” Abstract Expressionists"
- 60's "Assemblage" artists: Rauschenberg and Kienholz
- Contemporary artist George Herms.
Revolution
Spice Rack
Triangle Womb
Twin Babies
Education:
- BFA Chicago Art Institute 1992-1994.
- Santa Monica College AA 1989-1992.
Exhibitions:
- 1998 Belle Cafe -- Solo Exhibit. 1993 Mike's Coffee House and Gallery -- Solo exhibit.
- 1992 Santa Monica Art Gallery -- Group Show.
- 1992 Congo Square Cafe -- Solo Exhibit.