Artist Resume

For many years I have lived in two worlds, that of artist in my free time and the other world of aerospace engineer as my former profession. My art reflects the convergence of these two worlds coupled with my love of abstract. By incorporating the elements of engineering (math, precision, and geometry) into my artwork, I have created a series of unique abstract watercolors. Each one is an original and no two are identical. At last my two worlds have come together in one expression.

I am inspired by the world around me. Artwork lies hidden everywhere. In my mind I transform the things I see into basic shapes and primary colors to become my original artwork. Sometimes there is a delayed reaction and the vision of the artwork just pops into my head hours later, or the vision may appear in a dream.

My current series, called "Razzle Dazzle" is loosely based on the TV test patterns of the 1950's and 60's. I use a variety of color palettes to enliven the precision of the pattern and remove the grid lines freeing the symmetry from the frozen wasteland of engineering and entering the freedom of the abstract world.

Although painting is a two-dimensional art form, I like to give the illusion of a third dimension by adding texture to my work.

When I work with watercolors and ink, I prefer to use hand made cotton paper. The paper has a rough surface and takes on additional texture as it dries because I do not tape it down while it is wet. I have recently been recreating some works using cardboard and corrugated paper to produce some interesting artistic illusions.

When working with canvas, I prefer to use acrylic so that I can add a variety of textures to each creation giving them a unique combination of shape, color, and depth.