I love to draw.

When drawing, I gravitate toward life, primarily the human figure. Presently, I am exploring the inhumanity of humankind, and as such my drawings often take as their subject matter those who are weak and vulnerable. “Suffering Innocents” could be a tagline for much of my work, whether they are aware of their suffering or not. Described as “raw and disturbing” (Bruce Samuelson), I want each (drawing and subject) to have a strength and dignity in their own right.

It is my artistic goal to marry the power of Abstract Expressionism with my understanding of the Figurative. I want my work to have meaning and energy as well as texture and history, and thus I employ processes of drawing and working on paper that contribute to those qualities in my work. Development and dissolution of the image usually occurs several times as I seek the means of expression: sanding, scraping and cutting is as much a part of my work as are layers of graphite, gouache and wax. My own language is slowly developing, and it is greatly indebted to such trailblazers as Nathan Oliveira and Antoni Tapies, to mention but two.