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Contemporary visual artist. Painter. Small to large Abstract expressionistic paintings. Mixed media on canvas or wood. - Artist Statement: I have always believed in a short artist statement. For me, the work should speak for itself and if it is strong enough, it surely will. To me, art is a language that captivates the viewer, engages him or her on a journey. It should evoke feelings that transport a person to unknown places within the subconscious. It can be charming and yet, it can be scary. To me, good art comes from deep down inside, & speaks about the things no one dares to speak about. Over time and after so many years of formal schooling within the visual arts. I began to explore more with my art. Traditionally, I drew more from my observations of life and experiences in my sketchbooks, drawings, & still lives and my personal favorite, figurative drawings. I have a deep passion for formal figurative painting and drawing. I believe drawing from life opens the artist’s eyes, “It teaches you to see†. He must understand its exact composition, nature and form before the subject is abstracted. My great professor Tom Wyroba once told me that “style comes with time†, and so it did. I love to expand my boundaries, to investigate through use of different mediums and found objects, exploring valleys of textures and ways of approaching my work. Line quality plays an important role in my repertoire and the expressiveness and emotion that a single line holds inspires me. Spontaneity is also a large part of my work. Believing in, and granting it, that freedom allows the work to have a life of its own, to become what it wants & is meant to be. Yet, free form is difficult and does not always produce the desired effects. I take the aesthetics of the arts very seriously. Composition, balance, form structure, layering and color theories are never far from my repertoire.