As a child, I was always fascinated with pop culture and, more specifically, "old Hollywood".  Now, seeing these things through [somewhat more] adult eyes, I frequently use this milieu as a basis for commentary on a broad range of social phenomena.  Often I use images from the past (much of the time MY past) to comment on the present in an attempt to convey to the viewer my unique view of the world.  What may at first appear to be a simple, humorous narrative can actually mask a more serious or subversive theme, creating layers of meaning within a single piece.  Of couse sometimes it's just me making fun of stuff...My subjects vary widely from politics to entertainment to eroticism to the basic human condition.

Drawings are created on Stonehenge paper using blended color pencil.  Although realistic in appearance (OK, somewhat realistic--does ANYBODY actually look like the figures I create???) no photographs are used in the finished work.  These drawings are then mounted on foam core, and layered inside shadow box frames with a depth of between one to four inches.  The style is photo-realism but the finished art more closely resembles a 3-D movie still of the scene rather than a realistic depiction of the event itself.

In my work I attempt to capture the feeling and look of Technicolor, a color process Hollywood used during the 1940's and 50's (an artform now sadly lost) which, with it's garishly unreal hues, brought us a view of the world as we would like it to appear but not as it truly does.

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The artworks offered for sale on these pages are framed and ready to hang.  I have chosen not to include the frames in the images shown here for aesthetic reasons.  Should you wish to purchase one and would like to see how it is framed an image of the work including the frame can be sent to you.