RECENT WORK

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My work consists of layers of paint and paper applied intuitively to the canvas and sometimes sanded back to reveal images that reflect a place, an emotion, a memory, or a thread of common experience. Applying squares of paper, reminiscent of a quilt, might evoke a story of a peaceful simpler time: Bird song in our back yards, picnics in parks, or even walks through imaginary cities or forests. With no agenda for what the piece will ultimately say, I follow the direction it leads me. Birds commonly symbolize peace, transformation, freedom and power. Using satellite landscape images overlaid by geometric shapes or shapes found in nature, I try to tell a story of a future fantasy world full of the beauty and the tranquility of nature. So, even as our wildlife habitats recede and the common and abundant birds we used to find in our everyday environment are fading away, I still listen for the calls of the wild birds, and try to capture those peaceful moments and beautiful landscapes we still share with our fellow creatures. 

I majored in Art in college. Junior year I attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Later in life I attended Architecture school at California College of the Arts. . Although I sporadically pursued my interest in painting and drawing over the years, I have recently returned to making art full time and set up my studio in Telegraph Hill overlooking the San Francisco Bay.