Bio

In Preschool my favorite activity was connect the dots. It was like a video game the way it demanded my attention. A fascination with paper and drawing continued in grade school. It made me happy when teachers searched the classroom for scrap paper – and kept me busy for hours. When I had my sheets, I was happy.

Eventually,  I was told that doodles were getting in the way of my studies… this was frowned upon. Of course, I was insistent that I could draw and listen at the same time. Since then, I’ve been managing my way through life trying to find the time to create and pay the bills. The balancing act became a little easier when I started a printing company with my business partner. There’s always plenty of paper.

Landscapes have always been my preferred subject. I attribute this to my family history of farming. Technology and computer visualization also play a role in my work. An education in geology helped to strengthen this. These influences can be seen in most of my work, including the pieces currently hanging at Link’s Hall.

Although paper still plays a major role in my life, I have upgraded my dots and drawings onto canvas. I like the durability of the surface and the texture of the interacting acrylic pigments. The technique I use involves fluid pigments interfere to create colors. In short, yellow and blue don’t need to be mixed on the pallate – the application of one over the other creates the color on the canvas.