I am a figurative artist. I have studied with some of the most important figurative artists of the 20th century, both at Chelsea School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art. My work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and I am the recipient of several awards, artist in residencies, and fellowships, including the Cheltenham Fellowship and Artist in Residence at Stroud Museum.

As an artist, I work with satirical themes within a historical precedent, filtered through contemporary actors and staged in theater-like settings that suggest Southern California locations. A narrative that presents itself for re-interpretation is my creative driving force. My compositions are lyrical and robust with complex characters in elaborate costumes interacting in an unconventional environment. My training and intense analysis allows me to direct the stage with a deft touch and keen insight.

As an educator of artists and designers, my ultimate goal is to be able to equip my students with the tools and the freedom to be able to design, build, move, emotionalize and characterize anything they see or imagine. Therefore I find it necessary to teach students the fundamental skills of how to build the human figure from observation as it translates to the language of drawing. This process involves the deconstruction of the human figure into its individual parts and then the synthesis of those parts based on various design principles. The human figure is the most complicated machine ever designed. If you learn to draw the human figure you can build anything.