BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

EDUCATION ~
B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, 1972

ARTISTS STATEMENT ~
My paintings are bright and colorful and painted in a somewhat impressionist style. I like to start with common objects such as a shoe, a figure, a postcard, or some other personal artifact and combine them in such a way as to make them appear extra-ordinary. I try to infuse my work with a sense of mystery, placing subjects in a relationship with their environment which is recognizable and even familiar yet not fully understood. I want the viewer to feel as though he is catching a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye ~ intriguing and a little elusive. I try to use the materials in a fresh and spontaneous way allowing color and line to dazzle the senses, drawing the eye and the imagination deeply into the painting.