I live in Coastal San Mateo County and my work has long reflected the landscape and figures of these surroundings. However, as my understanding of my own artistic expression matures, I find myself attracted to the rural landscape in general. The landscape I see and paint, here on the San Mateo Coast and throughout California and the US, often reflects a way of life, a sublime feeling that can’t be articulated in words or a different perspective that may not immediately meet the eye. Most recently, I’ve come to appreciate the art of representing these images and ideas in a more minimal style … major shapes, forms, and contrasting values … while trying to replicate the natural color palette of the surroundings.  

I am largely self-taught but I continue to study with many excellent faculty members at the local community colleges. I am also involved in a diverse community of fellow artists and am continually inspired by them. In my late teens and early 20’s, my stepfather, an architect engineer and lover of modern art, provided me with my first experiences with various forms of art and its ability to draw people to it. 

My aim is to create images that are recognizable and available to a broad range of people. In all cases, I choose to paint a subject because there is something about it that has moved me in a visceral way. I write poetry as well, and that poetic aesthetic translates into the feelings that make me want to paint something. I work both from photography and real life. The ability to use the camera on my mobile device to capture something I see or more likely “feel” out of the corner of my eye is a very powerful tool. 

It brings me pleasure to share these images and feelings in some small way.