Artist Statement

Music, thearte and media inspire my work. My love of jazz and blues is instrumental in finding a rhythmic way of composing. Working backstage in live thearte helped me with the concept of illusion. Scenes and props built of pipes, ropes, lumber and assorted materials, all contribute to a play of trompe l'oeil. Years spent as a layout artist in advertising alerted me to similar forms of illusions in print as well as in electronic media.

Icons in media speak a language of their own, which when arranged in orderly rhythmic compositions, form into medleys of surrealistic visions. I prefer the form of synthetic cubism, which lifts the imagery off of the picture surface into the viewer's space, forming an illusion of relief or trompe l'oeil. To make art with a certain tension that is thought provoking as well as surprising is my  objective. I consider my work to be abstract with representational elements, leaving interpretation for the viewer.

Artist Biography

Education

The Art Institute of Boston
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Hans Hoffman Summer Program, Provincetown, MA

Exhibition History

2007- Juried Group Show - Brush Art Gallery  Lowell, MA
"Massachusetts Artists 2007"
2006 - Eclipse Mill Group Show,"Expressions in Color"
North Adams, MA
2005,2006 - Eclipse Mill Open Studios, North Adams, MA
ongoing yearly
1988 - 2004 Waltham Open Studios, Waltham, MA - ongoing yearly
2001- Artists West Studios, Waltham, MA"Gala Studio Celebration and Benefit Auction"
1999 - Juried Group Show  Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA - "RED"
1987 - Solo Show - Orphanos Gallery Boston, MA
1977 - Group Show - The Piano Factory, Boston, MA

Paintings and Prints in various private collections.