I am an interdisciplinary process painter.  Sometimes this means I work alone to try to enhance my existence with a calm ritual of paint, canvas and Joni Mitchell on the radio.  Other times it means I teach and share and empower people to risk and grow.  More directly, it refers to the opportunities I create that invite people to participate in the process of making art with me. In the past, I've asked people to remove layers  of masking materials with a sharp knife to reveal a finished painting;  send me their artwork to allow me to “add to” their  cherished (or not so cherished) works; draw with Sharpies on my canvases; purchase “parts” of a painting rather than entire paintings; trust me to “babysit” their artworks; or, most recently, to take digital images of gifted sections of paintings that can only be seen as a "whole" if the recipients participate accordingly.

My larger paintings take months of engagement to produce.  I generally focus on one theme a year – from May 2nd to May 2nd (my birthday) and use painting as a tangible bridge to the power of the invisible realm.  My aesthetic seems aware of the limited expanse of Earth compared to the vastness of the invisible:  ideas,  sounds, energy, space, time, insight, etc.   These multi-layers of reality are too vast to “capture” or seclude onto a simple plane – yet they permeate all form.   Therefore I layer multiple images to provide a more holistic depiction of experience. This collage aesthetic allows for many stories to unfold at once and exalts my desire to transform (rather than preserve) moments.