BIO

Although born a New Yorker, it was when I moved to San Francisco after college that I realized New York City, formerly the center of the universe in my mind, was a fascinating place to be from, not to live in. I also learned that having a BFA degree teaches you something but prepares you for nothing.

 

Living in San Francisco while trying to create AND survive led to my years as a corporate Levi Strauss & Co. Event Planner, a position that gave me the freedom to think big. From there, I went on to start my own wholesale company featuring original clothing and novelty product designs. My products were sold at The Whitney Museum Store in New York, and in national catalogue companies such as the WIRELESS, as well as being nationally distributed throughout mainstream fashion venues.

 

In the last 15 years I have returned to my original focus of painting and collage, including developing an original form of 3D work. I love to take the unexpected peek into human behavior.  My work has exhibited in many national and state juried shows. Currently, I share a full interior design service partnership with an architect. Almost Instant Interiors is located in San Francisco. Our unique strength lies in the combined creative abilities of THE artist and THE architect.  

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

My style of work is the offspring of my East Coast/West Coast experiences, with a focus on the surreal ironies of human nature and life itself. I am a narrative artist who believes that the story becomes that much richer when the viewer finishes the story himself. In that spirit, the power of symbolism lends itself to storytelling without giving away the ending. In several of my works, graffiti figures prominently as a character in and of itself.

 

Ten years ago I started developing techniques to create multi-dimensional ‘worlds’ that I call 3D paintings. This has been very involved, challenging and time consuming process using photography, complex ‘puzzle’ pieces that are eventually fashioned into polymer clay and painted with multiple layers of acrylic paint until they achieve a rich sheen. The finished work cannot be set upright until the very last day when the bonding process is completed.

 

There is a fine line between edge and whimsy, and it is a line I like to walk. I am drawn to subjects that cannot be ignored, be they humorous, angry, seductive or otherworldly. My job is that of a storyteller and although my work is often quite representational it possesses certain surrealistic qualities. It is exciting for me to create work that is visually appealing while at the same time bringing up questions about the transitory nature of life.