Artist+Works

 =**Artist Statement **= As a child my mind swirled with creativity. The woods that grew behind my house sufficed as my refuge. I made structures out of twigs and rocks,potions from mud, and collected spring onions. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania where time stood still. Across the road was a lake and my grandparents resided close by. I picked up dead fish for their gardens and picked up walnuts for nickels. Now I find that time has passed and gardens are gone. The memories have faded along with the landscape. What is there to remember? What is left to hold on to?These memories combined with maturity have shaped the artist I have become. Without raw emotion these works would not be as thought provoking. Although one may not see what is hidden in the obsessive lines and creepy sculptures the intent is not to be completely unknown.  These are maps to a mind hidden by the tests of time. They are telling a story of the past and the future that is yet to come. My childhood that is now lost and memories that slip away with each passing day weave maps inside of me. The consistent struggle to remember and embrace the memories mixed with the fervent notions to move on from this place. Is the motivation drives me to create these neurotic, story maps and sculptures. 

=The following works were created between 2007 to 2009 =

Patterson Gallery 2007

This painting was done in the summer of 2008

Close up detail of work of a painting from 2008

Wooden sculpture was completed in fall 2008. It implements natural and processed wood.

This is the start of a new series, Winter 2009



Green Mist, 2007 Sold 2008

This is an old one from 2007, the colors remind me of my childhood. The painting below is also an old one from 2007.