Lives and Works
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About
I create representational paintings of creatures in nature to express human conditions. I like to use bugs and flowers as the subjects of my paintings to restrict the tendency of people to form biases based on race, gender or political affiliation . This allows for a new perspective and a way to see the nature of a situation rather than the politics of it. Most recently, I have been incorporating the random patterns of fluid art with the precision of handpainting. I have participated in these events : * Dia De Los Muertos show at Minicine? October 2011 * Presents (juried show) at Artspace November 2011- January 2012 * Facial Hair and Mustache Show March 2012 * Solo Show at Magale Hall, Centenary College March 2012- April 2012, and again in 2014 * Volunteer in “La Plus Belle Poubelle” project at Artspace with the Brothers Fitch August 2012 * Highland Jazz Fest 2012 * Bona Fide II 2012 * Texas Avenue Maker’s Fair 2012, 2013 * Star Furniture Sidewalk Gallery Project 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (someone liberated my pasteup of the beetle on canvas} * Red River Revel (juried festival) October 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 * Juried “Print” Residency with Master Printmaker Richard Duardo 2013 * Juried “Skateable Sculpture” Residency with Skateboarder /Artist Steve Olsen 2014 * Juried Member of the 2013-2014 UNSCENE street arts team * Best In Show at “Critical Mass II” show at Artspace 2014 * Solo Show “Dystopian Garden” at Artspace 2014 * Juried Arts at the Jalapeno show, San Antonio, Tx, 2014 * One of 3 featured artists in the “To Be Continued” group show at Artspace 2014 * Critical Mass 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 I ask a lot of questions. A lot of people have helped me learn what I do know, so I try to give back by donating my art. These are some of the causes I help support through donations. * St Jude’s Auction 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 * Fireman’s Association Auction 2011 * Southfield School Fundraiser Auction 2011 * Little Black Dress Auction for Autism 2012 * Christmas In the Sky Auction 2012, 2013 * Red River Revel Auction 2013 * Philadelphia Center Auction for Aids 2012, 2014, 2015, 2021 * Renzi Center Auction 2014, 2015