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For me, the value of a work of art lies in its ability to evoke a response

from the viewer. Whether it steams with emotion or brutality, displays

amazingly strong virtuosity, or transmits a cool intellectualism, if it

is not memorable, then it lacks visual aesthetic strength.

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I see the artist (myself) as an observer; my observations are clearly

prejudiced by my internal, intuitive being. My primary concern is with

content. The images become visual metaphors for things that concern

me and the feelings I possess at given times.

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I have always been concerned with texture as a vehicle for energy and

spontaniety in the work. Dull, muted colors and textures from earlier

works have given way to bright, vibrant colored textures that function

both optically and psychologically (although I still revert back to

earlier muted and often dark colors as I explore more dimensional

surface structure). Draftsmanship and the desire to illustrate my

drawing ability have been a major concern for me from the beginning.

In recent years I have felt compelled to create instantaneous merging

of figurative expression with abstract textures and symbols. I have

found that allusions to myth and classical antiquity work well as

personal and universal metaphors to make the statements that I feel

compelled to make about myself in particular and the human condition

in general.

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