Statement, Bio, and CV
Statement:
I Believe in challenging prevailing standards and conventional wisdom.
My art is about looking beyond the surface, exploring ideas and showing things in a new or unconventional way. The paintings blend psychology, history, mythology, allegory, metaphor, and symbols. The idea is more important than subject or manner of execution.
I paint pictures of people, places and situations that are a little different and unique.
Bio
I was born in Wisconsin, spent my formative years in Tucson, Arizona, traveled and lived abroad for 14 years, and currently live in Colorado. Along with a lifetime of painting, I studied small mammals in the southwestern US and Mexico, wrote AI software, worked on cruise ships, and was a psychology professor. I have exhibited paintings and sculptures in Colorado, New York, California, Oregon, and in Germany.
Formative Years: My early life experiences in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona influenced my outlook on life and art. They taught me to see the world differently: My desert journey spanned several years and countless miles of brush, cacti, and rock. I hiked to the tops of hills and crawled down into abandoned mines. Was surrounded by coyotes, javelina, and hundreds of bats. Ate cactus and agave fruits and talked with plants and animals.
In front of Moulin Galette, Montmarte, Paris