I paint to populate my buildings.  

My vision is one of humans:  how they interact or don’t, what they think, what they want to be and aren’t.  I don’t paint figures, I paint how the figures feel and how they relate to one another.  I paint the nude body because it strips away misinformation and cultural context.

My paintings are simultaneously invitations and challenges for those who view them.  People may bring their own experiences to the narratives:  political, social, personal experiences – whatever surfaces from within themselves.

For 30 years, my work has moved forward from dense surfaces to open linework.  Chance has always dictated the final image.  I set up the figure and challenge it to present itself.  Mostly, these figures do present themselves.  Sometimes, these figures disappear which, to me, means they never existed and aren’t for us to consider.  I often think of my work as mannered, sensual, impassioned, unforgiving, stupid in its inabilities and calming in its lines.

My work is autobiographical.  Each painting has shown me something about myself I did not know before.  I show others my paintings in hopes they find themselves, or portions of themselves, in others.  

If you want to know about me, look closely and openly.