Artist Statement

My paintings are a mixture of paint, steel and stone used to create multi dimensional stories. They are rich in whimsy and emotion!

I push past conventional boundaries of painting by constructing the fore and mid grounds out of steel and stone. This produces depth, dimension and essential lines of movement to my works. I draw my inspiration from a simpler time and the pure elements of life using animals, childhood memories, the human form and motion.

Currently I am working on two different series. The first deals with reinterpreting children’s stories, proverbs and superstitious wives tales using a literal and whimsical analysis. The other series focuses on motion and movement and the unseen path.

Education

ArtSpace - Stone Carving
Pietrasanta, Italy

Academy of Art College - Printmaking
San Francisco, CA

College of Marin - Sculpture
Kentfield, CA

Santa Barbara City College - Printmaking and Sculpture
Santa Barbara, CA

Moorpark College - Printmaking and Sculpture
Moorpark, CA

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1992-PRESENT        
 Hollywood Cinema Arts, rental & sale of artworks for motion picture & television, Hollywood, CA


2008                                
One Man Show- Stumbleupon.com Corporate offices, San Francisco, CA
One Man Show- Alliance France de San Francisco, San Francisco, CA  

2006-2007
 “Runna Jumpa soarus Rex” Site specific steel    Dinosaur sculpture

2004-2006     
 “Donkey” Site specific steel mausoleum, Eagle Eye Sanctuary, Sonoma CA

2003-2004                       
 “The Purr-fect Companion” Site specific steel cat Sculpture, San Martin Animal Shelter,
San Martin CA
       
2002                            
 “Jacques” Site specific steel dog sculpture, San Martin Animal Shelter, San Martin CA          
                         
 Artist in Residence, Optical Artistry- Representation, studio and gallery, San Francisco CA,     
                                         
2001                            
 One Man Show – WellHung Art Gallery, 701 Sutter St. San Francisco CA
                               
1997                           
 “Leaning On A Friend” Site specific sculpture, Moorpark College, Moorpark CA
Art City Gallery – Annual Customer Show, Ventura, CA
Gallery 9 – Juried Guest, Thousand Oaks CA
                                            
1996 Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Annual Juried Show, Thousand Oaks, CA                    Santa Barbara Printmaking Society, Annual Juried Show, Santa Barbara, CA

1992                              
Ventura County Potters Guild, Annual Juried Contest – First Place
Moorpark College Printmaker of the Year Award

1992 –1993                       
Angel City Gallery, rental and sale of artworks for motion picture and television, Hollywood, CA


This is a select list of television shows, commercials and motion pictures my artworks have been used in since 1992:
                                                                                                                                   
Commercials

AARP                                                 
Cingular                                              
Crisco                                                
Dr. Pepper                                         
Eggers                                                           
Honda                                                 
J.C. Penny                                         
Jack in the Box                                               
Kraft                                                   
MasterCard                                        
McDonalds                                         
PG&E                                                 
Ross Dress For Less                        
T Mobile                                              
Twix                                                      
Lincoln Mercury

Television:

Scrubs
Ellen
Boston Common
Malcolm and Eddy
E.R.
Murphy Brown
The Office
Home Improvement
Charmed
All American Girl
Gillmore Girls
Greys Anatomy
The Bold and the Beautiful
Drew Carey Show

90210
Friends
Joey
Veronica Mars
Will & Grace
Party of Five
The Closer
Melrose Place
Picket Fences
Seinfeld
Profile
24
West Wing
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Days of Our Lives
Ugly Betty
Lost
Mad T.V.
X Files
Yes Dear
Without A Trace
NYPD Blue
Dharma and Greg
Felicity
According To Jim
Resurrection Blvd
7th Heaven
Men Behaving Badly

Motion pictures:

Adaptation                                          
Big Fat Liar                                         
Blade                                                  
Clueless                                             
Fight Club                                           
Friday After Next                                
Good Burger                                      
Night at the Roxbury                          
Real Women Have Curves                
Scream II                                            
Spy Hard                                            
Steward Smalley Saves His Family  
The Other Sister                                
The Usual Suspect                             .
Volcano                                                 
The Opposite of Sex