Artist Statement

Making art is about the process. Mastery requires a commitment to practice. Achievement is an ongoing cycle of realization, refinement, and the instinctive application of materials and craft. My process recalls an early hands-on approach to art, pre-computers via graphic design. I work large and small using various mediums: oils, acrylics, encaustics, charcoals, pastels, lead and more. In combination or alone, these processes keep me loose and fresh, constantly revisiting and refining my process. Nothing is sacred - what is done can be undone. In doing so, revisiting work over time allows me to "change my mind". The result is better and more meaningful.

For my birth-day each year I create a self-portrait. The following images are a select few ranging anywhere between the ages 22-70.

1976 pencil

1985 pastel

1989 pencil

1999 watercolor

1999 watercolor

2024 watercolor

2020 oil

2009 ink

2008 graphite

2022 psycho oil

2005 pencil

2007 oil rocker w cheekbones

20011 pencil

2023 stabilo pencil

2008 oil

2010 pencil

2022 marker

2000 watercolor

2025