I became an artist in the third grade. 

My teacher asked the class to take out a piece of paper and make a drawing. I remember folding my page into twelve little rectangles, making a little drawing in each box. Mrs.Thiel loved my creation so much, she had me take it around to some of the other classrooms to share. Those teachers and students loved it too.  I was so thrilled with the attention and validation I decided making art was what I wanted when I grew up.

I found a career as a NYC advertising agency art director, then running my own small advertising and design company for many years before committing to making fine art my full time job, love, and passion.

Since 2010, my paintings have explored the drama and beauty of our built environment. I’d marvel at the dramatic tensions and powerful beauty to be discovered in architecture and machinery. Attracted to the light and shadow plays, the reflections on surfaces, and the patterns and textures, I trained my eye to seek out interesting subject matter that most people might easily overlook, and my art would depict what I saw as meticulously rendered artworks. But what others saw and classified as “photorealistic” art, I would define as abstract compositions cloaked in the guise of realistic paintings.

More recently, my work has been undergoing an exciting transformation—from paintings informed by photographs to compositions that are purely abstract and not dependent on any external reference. Now I’m creating “imaginary spaces”— imagery derived purely from my heart and soul that explores the effects of composition and color on our emotions.

Starting on the computer, I build up my images  layer upon layer; experimenting with colors, shapes, and transparencies to create printed maquette mock ups that I use  as guides for making the final artworks. The process is much more intuitive, allowing me to better translate my authentic inner visions into physical pieces of art.

For me, the process of making art is a meditative and spiritual journey. And the challenge of always searching for something new rekindles that innocent curiosity and joy I experienced making those little drawings back in the third grade.