About

My paintings are the product of an abiding creative drive to produce works that did not previously exist yet in the time and place they are viewed create a meaningful impact. As an artist - whether in the realm of acting, photography, or painting as well as in my work as a psychotherapist - I have found that this requires a process orientation (the creative process) rather than an outcome orientation (working to a preconceived result).

Since, I don't actually use brushes to paint, my control is limited and in relinquishing this level of control it allows unexpected and random things happen on the canvas. The painting process becomes a series of choices and consequent effects as layer after layer of paint are applied and removed. The result is an interplay of color, texture, and form that creates a sense of depth and structuring as earlier layers form a background and subsequent layers build to dynamic color relationships, textures, and random shapes and form. My works are finished when I feel that the process is complete; when there is nothing more aesthetically I can bring to the painting.

Although my approach is non-objective, I find pleasure in experiencing the responses of viewers and patrons. As if colorful oversized Rorschach tests, my paintings tend to elicit very individual appreciations, interpretations and responses. Hence, I do not give my works names, titles or descriptions in order to allow for a purely individual and personal experience.