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STATEMENT OF WORK
I’m very grateful to have been given talents as an artist and I feel it’s important to express my gratitude by using them to the best of my abilities, sharing beauty and order with the universe.
I’ve employed numerous strategies throughout my 44-year career as an artist but I’ve found that letting go of theories and concepts in an effort to keep it simple and direct is what comes naturally to me. My intent is simply to instill my joy of living in everything I do. To use my talent to send out good vibrations to the world and all of its inhabitants.
I love being invited to Art schools such as Yale, SVA, NYU and other’s where I can directly connect with aspiring artists and encourage them to be their authentic selves. To help them get their work out there, it’s very gratifying to share the kind of enthusiasm and encouragement that had been shared with me in my early days and which is still shared with me within the community of artists.
With the advent of social media such as Instagram I have been able to directly connect with thousands of fans including collectors and aspiring artists. I like having conversations with them hearing about what they like and respond to in my work, I’ve been told thousands of times how happy my work makes them feel,
I truly believe as an artist that we can bring beauty to people's lives, inspire them to aim higher, and to look at every day as one of joyous adventure …. that truly is my goal. I started making oil paintings in 2006 during a 3-month residency in Paris and pretty quickly found it was a good fit. A year after discovering this medium I had my first all painting gallery show and I have been invited to show my paintings all over the world since then
I’ve always been interested in making artworks that are records of ephemeral experiences and the amazing thing about oil painting is that it records the gestures that my hands make. An Oil painting is almost like a living breathing organism that I send out into the world. I know that my artwork touches people because I get messages all the time hearing how happy my work makes them. People also tell me this in person whenever they get the opportunity, which I love hearing. I love being a positive voice in the world and I love making artwork that brings joy to viewers.