I am a mid-career artist living in the United States and I hold two university level degrees in studio art.  For the past fifteen years I have worked exclusively on studio work and exhibition.  Many of my paintings have entered the collections of  private individuals and corporations, most recently the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis.

Process: I use a subtractive method which is similar to the way a sculptor would carve a figure out of wood or marble. Once all the paint application is completed;  I scrape, sand and polish the panels until I have achieved a completely smooth surface, free of brushstrokes and surface imperfections. This tends to abrade and dissolve the imagery, but it enhances the surface and emphasizes the tonal variations and color contrasts of the paint layers. The resulting interplay of color and visual texture is always interesting and usually quite complicated. The end result is an elegantly smooth paint surface that looks like fine porcelain or polished marble.

 

This reductive process is a gesture that has interpretive associations: the pssage of time, loss of innocence, erosion and cultural decay are central to a sensitive understanding of my work.  These are emotive self portraits, reactions to the loss of honor and integrity seen everywhere in our society today.