Fine Art

I've been a Fine Artist my entire life, but didn't know it until I decided to go to Art School. I picked up a brush and I was home. Dozens of years earlier I was a photographer and did some commercial work, but, bottom line, I shot my life my family, friends and the stuff that I did. I was never without a camera. I considered photography a fine art, but didn't see me as a Fine Artist: that wasn't true.

Now, I honor my being a fine artist as it is who I am. Whether I'm any good or not is up to you. I like my work. I can say that much.

I've worked in many mediums: watercolor and oils.  I loved etching, and as a result I found my favorite medium to be scratchboard.  That is my specialty. 

Why scratchboard vs print making (metal etching)? First: no acid baths, water waste, etc. Second: I'm primarily a drawer, a doodler par excellance. Both etching into metal and drawing into a waxy substanceThough I can draw and paint representational images, I'm far more interested in what I tell and.or discover about me this individual who has something to say, mysteriously, or the in the moment feelings expressed.  I often say, "I'm painting my brain," because the resulting images come from there, somewhere. 

My intention when painting is primarily focused on connections:  connections in terms of our relationships with people, with all life both physically and mentally. Feeling play an integral role. Of course the opposite applies too, i.e. disconnection, fragility, etc.