Nature provides an artist grand opportunities to connect with living art forms.  I am compelled to capture, preserve, and fuse those images into wax.  I bond with my surroundings on a personal level.  Colors, textures, and shapes allow me to communicate with, and perhaps even speak to another’s memory of a familiar place or experience.

Hiking the scenic trails of the Ozarks inspired this collection. It is a gift that we are surrounded by this spectacular display of nature. From sweeping vistas, cascading waterfalls, verdant valleys, to majestic rock formations, the Ozarks have the power to connect with your soul when you become attuned to its presence.

My focus has been on the cosmos not only because the imagery is new, stunning, or an enjoyable challenge but because of the reflections it evokes. For this series, I used images from the Hubble telescope; the more I see and study, the more in awe I am of the vastness and mystery of the Universe. It is difficult to grasp all that is out there, especially when there is so much strife amongst ourselves on this tiny rock. I know everyone sees the world through a different lens, but aren’t we all really the same?

This grouping of my personal artwork contains pieces from 2003 to 2019. The larger pieces, particularly the paintings on canvas, were created in Springfield. The works on a paper were completed in my studio in New Jersey. As eclectic as the subject matter may seem, there remains a consistency in the color harmonies and intimacy in execution as I get lost in the musculature of the animals and the illusions of space on a two dimensional surface. The unicorns and bulls have been coming out of me over the last year or so, and to me they are relevant to the contemporary conversations happening on social media and in the mainstream; I’m not trying to make commentary art—more like documentary art that reflects the lighter side of society.