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Alice Collection

ARTIST STATEMENT

The beginning of a surreal experience that would do Sir John Tenniel proud. This new body of work consists of fantastic imagery that reflects our contemporary lives. The characters in these paintings are in the guise of Alice in Wonderland, but the images and subjects are shown threw a modern day looking glass. Each piece tells a unique story of how Lewis Carroll’s world, and our own, share the same irrationality. There is a link between the fictional tale, and the world in which we live.

Social Distortion

ARTIST STATEMENT

Art historians have said, that for thousands of years, no civilization, individuals, or artists for that matter, are beyond external influence. Everyone is subject to change and inspiration outside of their own relatively narrow experience. It is appropriate that I open this statement regarding my work, this way. Each composition in this present portfolio illustrates my personal interaction with my environment and the people that populate it.   

The manner in which i visually express my life experience derives from my close study of past masters with similar artistic motivations. Each one inspired by their ability to evoke visual drama and pictoralize human emotions. I too probe the hidden recesses of the human psyche which plays an integral part in the painted narrative I create. Because my work is narrative, figures tell the stories. The work succeeds only if you and I are the main actors.   

I place dramatically illuminated figures in intimate spaces in order to lure you, the viewer, within the composition. This will force you to study more closely the parts people play in the narrative. The imagery is a result of countless conversations, personal encounters, or guarded confessions. In my hands you may become a player in a Greek myth; a canonized symbol of vanity; and i may immortalize your worst day on the job with just a few strokes of my brush.   

The question each one of you should be asking yourself is where you belong within each painted story.

CAFFEINATED

ARTIST STATEMENT

A Simple everyday treat that evolves into a unconventional and unforgiving medium.  A new concept... original paintings made with brewed "fair trade" coffee painted on watercolor paper.  The motivation for creating this series is simple.  

Something as mundane as coffee, a cornerstone of our everyday life, has become the contemporary cocktail of the masses.  The fact is, people are meeting for these caffeinated concoctions more often than drinks at the bar or friendly dinners.  Coffee shops have become the social hub from which we manage our business, meet our friends, do our homework, and embark on our dating endeavors. These paintings are as much about the art as they are about the coffee.  The is used as a medium, as well as a subject in each painting.  I wanted to show a familiar, wonderful element of our everyday lives in a new light.

HOLOCAUST

ARTIST STATEMENT

This body of work began to further evolve from my interactions and interpretations with people that surround me. I stared to compile the more subdued yet harsh realities that people go through on a daily basis. Although many of us today can never fully equate the horror of WWII and the holocaust to our everyday lives, we can all be awakened by the impact of that time. Wars have been the root of many amazing works of literature, film productions, and other forms of narrative expression. I found that listening to people became a useful tool. Each individual has their own horrors, and tragedies. Even witnessing a few tattered homeless clutched together under a bridge to fight the cold, helped me to visualize my interpretations of those war torn times. Select references for some of these pieces were pulled from actual photos taken by Nazis, which gives them an immediate historical connection in a contemporary work of art. No on ever said empathy can't be creative... 

" The past plants the seeds for today's  interpretation "