First off, let me say I really dislike doing artist's statements.  That being said, I paint because I'm drawn to it and  love art. I grew up around art and artists.  My mind is restless and I'm always thinking of new things to paint and different techniques I want to try.  No matter how discouraged I may feel at times, I continue to paint and experiment.

I love color and shapes, also movement, so I mostly do abstracts.   My style can be summed up best by artist and author Herbert Sieber - "Why should I care about style? When I start painting, I never know what will come out."  That pretty much sums up my creative process.  When I'm inspired to start a painting, the piece usually takes on a direction of its own.  Sometimes conflicts have to be overcome, but at other times, when I'm in the moment and not really thinking about where the painting is going, I just let it take me where it needs to go.  That's when it's magical, when I don't have to think, I just have to do.  If I think too much, I usually mess it up.

I'm drawn to and inspired by the unusal and unexpected.  I draw heavily from the abstract expressionist movement of the 50's that was taking shape in New York.  From Pollock, DeKooning, Mitchell and Diebenkorn.

I had one viewer of my work comment that "I used color, texture and shape without fear." At first, I didn't know if this was a compliment or not, but have come to embrace this statement and I 'try' to approach each piece without fear of doing something wrong and let the piece shape itself and bring 'me' along for the ride.