ARTIST STATEMENT

As a painter, I have developed the cARTographic method, adhering to the principles of simplification, generalization, and selection, and thus to the use of (most often two-dimensional) "pure" geographic forms (points, lines, triangles, quadrangles, and arcs / circles), both alone and in pattern-forming combination.

When expressed using a palette comprised of the three primary colors foundational both to the additive and to the subtractive schema - and black and white - the resultant artwork exhibits crisp  lines, well defined figures, distinctive colors, and ample "space" in which to roam, explore, and play.

Exclusive of my digital photography prints, my life-long preference has been for oil paint (and occasionally acrylic) on large canvasses - reminiscent of the modernist painters - to produce contemporary works that "breathe," and are more human in scale: visually intriguing, yet accessible.

As a photographer, I remain attentive to unusual images, or familiar subjects discovered in unusual circumstances. While I have exhibited individual images in group shows, I have received notoriety for my "s/he who looks down" solo exhibition, described in more detail on a separate page within this web site.

LIST OF ART EXHIBITS (earliest to most recent)

"s/he who looks down": DownTown Gallery, Kent OH, February 26 through April 04 2015: (Solo exhibit, digital photography prints).

"LOOK/REPEAT": Palm Desert Community Gallery, CA, August 27 through November 06, 2015: (Dual-exhibit, digital photography prints).

"Aspirations": Cambria Quartz Gallery, Indian Wells CA, December 10, 2015: (Juried group exhibit, digital photography print).

"Neither rain nor hyperspace": Desert Art Center, Palm Springs CA, February 05 through 27, 2016: (Juried group exhibit, acrylic on postal envelope).

"...and aft": University of California (Riverside), Palm Desert branch CA, March 03 through April 22, 2016: (Curated group exhibit, oil on canvas).

"The Night Mare at Dusk," and, "The End of Innocence ": Brandon Gallery, Fallbrook, CA, November 02 through 28, 2016: (Juried group exhibit, digital photography prints).

"s/he who looks down": Jennifer & Philip DiNapoli gallery, Martin Luther King library, San José CA, January 03 through February 28, 2017: (Solo exhibit, digital photography prints).

"Mugged at the Feet of Liberty": University of California (Riverside), Palm Desert branch CA, March 02 through April 23, 2017: (Curated group exhibit, oil on canvas).

"Opposites Attract": Margaret Clark Foundation gallery, Hudson OH, August 19 through September 28, 2017: (Dual exhibit, digital photography prints).

"Mugged at the Feet of Liberty": Artists Council Exhibit (ACE), Palm Springs Museum, Palm Springs CA, October 07 through December 10, 2017: (Juried group exhibit, oil on canvas).

“Light Dancer”: JOY ! Community Art Exhibit, Art Is Gallery, Palm Desert, CA, December 01 - 30, 2017: (Juried group exhibit, digital photography print).

“Passion": Palm Springs Art Center, CA, February 05 through 27, 2018: (Juried group exhibit, digital photography print).

“California Dreaming”: CGC Terrace Gallery, Palm Desert CA, April 18 - November 08, 2018: (Solo exhibit featuring a wide range of work, such as oils, acrylics, watercolors, and digital photography prints).

“Color + Shape”: The Gallery at Summerlin Library, Las Vegas NV, August 06 through October 20, 2020: (Solo exhibit featuring 17 large format oils and acrylics).

JUROR:

The Lakes Member Art Show, The Lakes country club, Palm Desert CA, March 03 and 04, 2015.

The Lakes Member Art Show, The Lakes country club, Palm Desert CA, March 28 and 29, 2017.

GALLERIST

CGC Gallery, Palm Desert CA, October 2017 through March 2018.

Every Inch Art, Las Vegas NV, March 2019 through the present.