"Drawing serves as my pathway to a better version of myself.  It's an opportunity to escape and be absorbed in a single piece of work.  To settle into the quiet.  To observe details closely.  To push the limits of my skills.  To take pride in the finished piece and share in the joy it brings to others."

Creativity extends beyond my drawings; I'm also a career graphic artist, designer, and avid caricaturist.  As an artist, I find inspiration in a diverse range of sources, willingly stepping outside my comfort zone.  Now that I've been at this awhile, my drawing style might be classified as photorealistic, but I frequently dabble in perspective, portraiture and sketching.  My go to media is charcoal, graphite, Prismacolor and pen & ink.


With a specialized career in pre-press graphics spanning four decades, I merged my artistic instincts with technological discipline.  I began my graphic arts apprenticeship in 1979 as a gravure color retoucher.  It was a skill position in an analog world that tested my artistry and launched me into forthcoming gravure and digital offset print separation opportunities including Chromagraph CP 340/341 drum scanning, Scitex Imager III, Prisma and Blaze workstations. I rounded out my formal career as Mac operator with a focus on CMYK and ICC profiling, page assembly, color reproduction and design with proficiency in Adobe suite technology.  Now, I'm doing it all for the fun and on my own terms.

So here we are today with a full bag of creative skills, ambitious energy, and deep imagination.  My goal in all of this was to maintain my sense of humor while balancing family and career.  Mission accomplished!

I’m now drawing in the comfort of my studio, which allows me to refine my skills and gauge the reactions of a broader audience.  The exploration continues