Welcome to the Main Galleries

ARTIST’S STATEMENT:

When asked to define my work, I find it challenging to do so. I am inspired by such greats as Michelangelo, Maxfield Parrish, Caravaggio, & Alphonse Mucha. I see the human body as supremely sacred & sensual, so nudity, partial or otherwise, holds no terrors for me; I do not hesitate to use it to make a religious or mythological point. If you’re offended by that, I accept your viewpoint, & perhaps I’m not the artist for you right now.
Many of my pieces address the more controversial social, racial, sexual, or gender issues of our time. I can do “pretty pictures,” but I’m not really fully happy unless my work seriously challenges or disturbs the adult viewer. Whether he/she understands all the erotic, surreal, or symbolic elements in any given picture, I want the viewer to stop & at least wonder. Why else bother creating art, after all?

Media is colored pencil unless otherwise indicated. Original size is in inches.