Artist Statement

Imagery and imagination are only separated by the ability to create – which I began doing as a child in a desolated outpost in the Nevada desert.  I would see images in everyday life; like the toaster oven or the rear-end of a car, and create simple pencil drawings. It is true to this day that visions of faces, robots and animal representations manifest in most inanimate objects I see.  In capturing the essence of these visions, I focus mainly on shape and color. The colors draw me in deeper, and evolve into creating bots on canvas  just as a bluesy guitar can morph into a chaotic metal riff.

The “Bot” Series originates from such sightings.  One evening, they came alive while playing with my son. It was the catapult for turning my basement into a studio, and painting the images out of my mind. With limited supplies, I began the development of the bot heads, which quickly evolved into an army using different textiles, tools, and colors to make them more personable. The “Robot Control” concept stems from a hard-core band I played with years ago.