Artist Statement
My art is a documentation of my thoughts and experiences encountered on my personal journey, interpreted through the creative lens. Dark humor, satire and whimsy are recurrent instruments of expression to be found in my work.

Using one or some combination of acrylics, watercolors and sequential art, I create thought provoking experiences that often contain a humorous twist with an edge. Presented with a degree of obfuscation, deeper underlying implications often lurk just below the surface. While the form of any given piece may vary within a range of expression, there is a unifying similarity in the fundamental perspective to all of my work. Meticulously crafted imagery combined with insightful meditations infuse my art with an imaginative vision that observers are encouraged to interpret in accordance with their own views and experiences.

Education:
Art Center College of Design, BFA Illustration
Pasadena City College, AA with a major in Art 

Selected Art Shows:
2023 - "Selected Thoughts & Moments" Orlaske Gallery La Grande OR solo show
2022 - "The Big", Art Center East, La Grande OR (Judges Best 2D Art)
2021 - "The Big", Art Center East, La Grande OR (Honorable Mention)
2019 - "The Big", Art Center East, La Grande OR (Judges Best 2D Art)
2018 - "The Big", Art Center East, La Grande OR
2010 - "Seasons' Faire" La Grande OR, (Peoples' Choice for Best of Show Award and Best Donated Art Award)
2010 - "Grande Gala", Union County Arts & Culture Commission, La Grande OR
2009 - "Seasons' Faire" La Grande OR (Peoples' Choice for Best of Show Award and Jurors Honorable Mention)
2008 - "Seasons' Faire" La Grande OR,
2008 - "Grande Gala", Union County Arts & Culture Commission, La Grande OR
2008 - "Spring Exchange", Satellite Gallery, La Grande OR
2007 - "Grande Gala", Union County Arts & Culture Commission, La Grande OR
2007 - "Artists of Eastern Oregon", Nightingale Art Gallery, La Grande OR
2003 - "Little Nightmares", Gods & Monsters Art Gallery, Columbus OH
2001 - "Transcending Images - Contemporary Art" LMAG, Lancaster CA
1999 - "Ancient Influences on Today's Artists, Reflections of the Past", LMAG, Lancaster CA
1997 - "The Eye of the Imagination" - Lancaster Museum Art Gallery, Lancaster CA
1997 - "American Experience", Perry House Galleries, Alexandria VA
1996 - Lancaster Museum Juried Art Show, Lancaster CA (Honorable Mention)
1995 - "Prehistoric Cave Paintings and the Ancient Antelope Valley" LMAG, Lancaster CA
1994 - Lancaster Museum Juried Art Show, Lancaster CA (1st Best of Show)
1993 - "Politically Correct? Politically incorrect?", Galerie Galerie, Hollywood CA
1993 - "Erotic Art Exhibit", Galerie Galerie, Hollywood CA
1993 - Lancaster Museum Juried Art Show, Lancaster CA, (Honorable Mention)
1992 - "Views of Earth", Alwun House, Phoenix AZ (2nd Best of Show)
1992 - Lancaster Museum Juried Art Show, Lancaster CA
1991 - "Old Orchard Show", Santa Clarita CA (2nd Best of Show)
1989 - Lancaster Museum Juried Art Show, Lancaster CA
1987 - "The Ad Show", Pasadena CA