Artist Statement
“All is like a dream or a magic show”
Tibetan Buddhist treatise, 11th century
The work presented on this web site, represents a sampling of my creative output from the past three years. I am an artist who is interested in many things, therefore my body of work tends to be eclectic.
Whether two-dimensional or three, there is a commonality of imagery which arises from little vignettes in my head like stills captured from a dream. These "visions" become the basis of my work and the thread which draws it together. It is then up to the viewer to interpret the archetypal images, the metaphoric content, and the symbolic meanings based on their own subconscious dramas.
My images compose a puzzle whose pieces while based on a personal mythology talk to the universal in all of us.
History
I grew up in south western Michigan. My childhood was influenced by the beauty of Lake Michigan and the ever shifting aspects of it's shoreline. After graduating from Western Michigan State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Graphic Design, I moved to Chicago and worked as a graphic designer. In the mid 1980's I accepted a position as a graphic designer on the east coast and moved to Connecticut. By the late 1980's I moved to New York City and attended graduate school at the School of Visual Arts. I received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in 1989.
Currently, I live with my family in the Northwest Hills of Connecticut where I paint, sculpt, and design. When not working in my studio, I am a full-time Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Western Connecticut State University.
My artwork has been shown extensively and can be found in many public and private collections throughout the United States.
“All is like a dream or a magic show”
Tibetan Buddhist treatise, 11th century
The work presented on this web site, represents a sampling of my creative output from the past three years. I am an artist who is interested in many things, therefore my body of work tends to be eclectic.
Whether two-dimensional or three, there is a commonality of imagery which arises from little vignettes in my head like stills captured from a dream. These "visions" become the basis of my work and the thread which draws it together. It is then up to the viewer to interpret the archetypal images, the metaphoric content, and the symbolic meanings based on their own subconscious dramas.
My images compose a puzzle whose pieces while based on a personal mythology talk to the universal in all of us.
History
I grew up in south western Michigan. My childhood was influenced by the beauty of Lake Michigan and the ever shifting aspects of it's shoreline. After graduating from Western Michigan State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Graphic Design, I moved to Chicago and worked as a graphic designer. In the mid 1980's I accepted a position as a graphic designer on the east coast and moved to Connecticut. By the late 1980's I moved to New York City and attended graduate school at the School of Visual Arts. I received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in 1989.
Currently, I live with my family in the Northwest Hills of Connecticut where I paint, sculpt, and design. When not working in my studio, I am a full-time Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Western Connecticut State University.
My artwork has been shown extensively and can be found in many public and private collections throughout the United States.
