All of my drawings originate from rendered portraits from the source material I have collected. The ability to control consistency of style, scale and detail, allows for the images to read as equal in status to one another. Establishing this uniformity between the portraits connects them as parts to a greater whole.

My choice of materials, applications and surfaces all relate to and define the subject matter. I use applications that make repeatable impressions, i.e.: screenprinting, stencils, and stampings and print them onto surfaces which are considered non-traditional within the history of printmaking. Examples of this in my work are: rust on steel, spray paint on sand, spray paint through stencils, impressions in concrete, screenprints on detritus, shadows, optical illusions, and even letting the viewers decide for themselves the composition. This combination of elements is used to draw attention to the relationships between the individuals depicted, the larger issues presented and the passage of time.

My new work is developed through computer cut vinyl and plexiglass. The computer cut vinyl allows me to take drawings done with brush and ink, scan them and then have a computer driven plotter ( a Roland Camm-1 servo cutter ) cut them out of vinyl. This emphasizes the drawings by retaining the freshness of the brushwork and gives them body and dimension; the vinyl also exists in a myriad of colors. The surface of these pieces is colored plexiglass and vinyl; this gives the work an intense vibrancy and interesting spatial depth. I have also been experimenting with leaving large areas of the plexiglass exposed as to have the figures exist within a vast space.

some examples of new work can be found below