MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS I

Artist Statement:

My responsibility as an artist is to create work that causes people to stop and explore the subtleties of the image, to perhaps experience a contemplative, thought-provoking meeting between themselves and the painting, to even jog a memory or a feeling.  In my approach to art, I attempt to initiate but not answer the questions.

Although over the years I have worked in many different media, today I choose to work mainly with water-based paint in a non-objective or abstract manner, sometimes in conjunction with collage.  The creative process can begin with an idea, a word, a feeling, a memory… simply a need to express and create.  The use of imaginative textures, veils of color, collaged pieces or layers of paper, often barely visible, lend a powerful sense of mystery and invite the viewer in.  If my artwork sparks a desire to look deeper and become involved, then I feel I have succeeded.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, 1991
Barry University, Miami Shores, FL

SELECTED AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS

2011 Corse Gallery & Atelier – January – Jacksonville, FL
2010  Onessimo Fine Art – December – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
      “Unique Vision”- 2 artist exhibition
2010  Armory Art Center – November – West Palm Beach, FL
         “National Call to Artists”
    Watch for Excellence Award
2009  Onessimo Fine Art – November - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
     “Raw Elements” – solo exhibit
2009   Carey Addison Gallery – January - Miami, FL
     “Back to the Future” – 2 artist exhibition
2007    54 th Annual HARR Exhibit – June -  Houston, Texas
       2nd Place Award

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Florida Design Magazine - October, November, December, 2009
Florida Design’s Art and Antiques Magazine -  January 2008
New Times Broward – Palm Beach, July 2007
Miami Art Explosion – March, 2007

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Onessimo Fine Art, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (2003 to present)
Off the Wall Gallery, Houston, Texas (2008 to present)
Corse Gallery & Atelier, Jacksonville, Florida (2009 to present)
Avis Frank Gallery, Galveston, Texas (2011 to present)

EXPERIENCE

2000 to present – Workshop instructor – Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Caroline,
                New York, Italy
2000 to present – Art Instructor – Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL
2000 to present – Private art instruction