Born in 1954 in Troy, N.Y. now resides in Naples, Florida. His art work is an exploration of his love for “…the drawn line, mark making.” Using traditional drawing mediums – Oil Pastel, Graphite and Charcoal – on paper. He is inspired by the shape(s) of the human body and using expressive gestures, line and layering creates organic forms/environments.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I have worked and experimented in a number of mediums and disciplines – painting, sculpture, ceramics, print making. My love of the drawn line has taken me in many directions. It always brings me back to creating works incorporating predominantly traditional drawing mediums.

My artwork is mixed media – Oil pastel, Charcoal and Graphite works on paper and canvas. These mediums give me the line(s) I desire and with gestural mark making I create organic environments and shapes and forms, suggestive of the human form. Personal experiences have become compelling issues driving me to try to express a human presence. I approach each work with a desire to allow for intuition and randomness broken down to basics through form, color, and texture to compose a final work.