MEMOIRS SERIES

THESE ARE VISUAL MEMOIRS IN WHICH I DOCUMENT MOMENTS FROM MY LIFE THAT ARE PERSONALLY SIGNIFICANT TO ME. SIMILAR TO PAGES OF A JOURNAL, THESE PAINTINGS RECORD MY REFLECTIONS ON CERTAIN EVENTS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE THAT I KNOW. I HABITUALLY PHOTOGRAPH EVERYDAY MOMENTS WITH HUNDREDS OF INTANGIBLE DIGITAL IMAGES. WHILE RAPIDLY CYCLING THROUGH THEM, I LOOK FOR ELEMENTS OF TRUE SINCERITY. MY FINAL IMAGE IS A COMPOSITE OF MANY DIGITAL IMAGES QUILTED TOGETHER, AND THROUGH PAINT GAINS TANGIBILITY.

ST BARTHELEMY

THESE ARE PAINTINGS THAT ARE POSTED WEEKLY FROM MY CURRENT ART RESIDENCY IN ST BARTHELEMY WHICH WILL END SEPTEMBER 2008

UNCATEGORIZED WORKS

THESE ARE SELECTED WORKS THAT I'M CURRENTLY UNABLE TO CATEGORIZE

CONSTRUCTION

I HAVE A FASCINATION WITH THE WORK ETHIC THAT IS INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION, HAVING GROWN UP IN A BLUE-COLLAR FAMILY, WORK ETHIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF MY LIFE. I FEEL THAT IF IT IS EVIDENT THAT A PAINTING HAS ENDURED A HIGH DEGREE OF WORK THEN IT GAINS STRENGTH AND RESOLVE. THE ACT OF PAINTING IS AN ACTIVITY THAT PARALLELS CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING OF ROADS, ORGANIZING RAW MATERIALS AND APPLYING THEM TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS FUNCTIONAL. THIS SERIES OF PAINTINGS FUNCTION IS TO EQUIP THE VIEWER WITH THE ROLE OF DEVELOPER; THE PEOPLE IN THE PAINTINGS FUNCTION TO FACILITATE THE SPACE AND TO BE MARKERS OF PROGRESS AND CHANGE. AS THE DEVELOPER, THE PAINTINGS SERVE YOU WITH A NUMBER OF POSSIBLITIES AND AMBIGUITIES TO WHAT THE PAINTINGS ARE ABOUT AND WHAT THE WORKERS ARE BUILDING OR SIGNIFYING

TRAVEL WORKS

THESE ARE SELECTED PLEIN AIR PAINTINGS THAT I COMPLETED IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. THEY ARE FROM TRIPS AROUND ITALY, MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN, AND NEW YORK CITY.