Firstly, my work;

I love listening to music when I am alone and painting, my life force yearns to share ideas and images. I currently share my ideas through paint and color.

My main creative influences derive from somewhat diverse areas including early photographic themes, modern music and Abstract Expressionism. My singular iconic ideal is Georgia O'Keefe - strong, clear and female, from New York to Texas to Taos with many adventures in between.

Of great influence on my perceptions of the world are watercolors by Helen Franenthaler.

Secondly, my history;

I grew up in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, a small yet well-reputed town, home of The Stratford Shakespearean Festival Theater about 1.5 hours south-west of Toronto.

The best part of being surrounded by the Great Lakes, was lots of precipitation which led to spectacular cloud formations and amazing sunsets. The sunsets provided me great inspiration for color and I was photographing them as soon as I received my first camera as a gift from mom at age 14.

I became entranced with the magic of black and white photography that same year, making my first pin-hole camera and RC contact positives.

I began my career in an apprenticeship at a commercial color photographic laboratory in Windsor Ontario and continued to live in the dark, printing color prints, processing slide film and shooting as much black and white film as possible.

Having spent close to a decade in the darkroom, I began to feel the winds of change bringing me into our digital age.

I studied Adobe Photoshop and began using a digital camera. I’ve since studied (and continue to learn more) through Macromedia's web development tools.

I'm currently studying traditional painting techniques and diverging from those techniques regularly.

Lastly, my future;

The Southwest is the environment I now associate with home as I uncover and discover more of its natural splendor. I currently create and maintain websites, hike and climb as well as paint as much as possible.

Computer technology and imaging are constantly expanding my abilities to share, expanding beyond any of my preconceived notions.

One never knows where the future leads but I aim to continue my artwork and seek an existence with purpose and meaning, sharing beautiful images and artwork throughout my time.

The bridge between my digital and analog artwork has begun with web publishing and the future holds an infinite number of exciting possibilities.

Thanks for visiting - may beauty and inspiration be yours.