My work is about process. Like life, experience adds richness to the result. The layering and texturing represent the chaotic nature of our lives and reflect the way our attentions are continually divided. But in the end, we are able to navigate the information to form a coherent whole and are fulfilled by the journey as well as the destination.

In my work, I leave artifacts of the trip I take on the way to the final solution.I have always been influenced by architecture. My work reflects a strong sense of design and structure. My father worked for Albert Kahn in the 1960’s and taught me to draw in 2-point perspective when I was 10. I received my BFA from Pratt Institute in New York City and worked in advertising and graphic design for many years before taking the leap to fine art.

It has always been my dream to be a painter when I grow up.

The Sierras

September 01, 2010

The Sierra Nevadas are my favorite US mountains. They're not as majestic as their cousins the Rockies or as grand as uncle Mt Ranier but they have a playfulness I find compelling. Their young, spiky appearance echos the spunky attitude of my adopted state. I love to see the evidence from the random volcanic spew or the unexpected glacial dump- you can see and appreciate geologic movement in action when driving up the 395.

While hiking near Mammoth Lakes last weekend I was awed by their dramatic presentation. Pre-WW2, the US Parks service commissioned artists to capture the spirit of the Sierras; the images were a kind of advertisement for the West. Ansel Adams took the landscape and made it his own- it's hard not to feel as if you're trespassing in one of his photographs.