I consider my lenswork Expressionistic Photography.

When I'm shooting an image I'm trying to capture the energy of the subject or the scene

more so than the details, sharpness, depth, or even the beauty.

I'm trying to paint the energy, the subjects expression, emotion, or its "imprint."

Throughout many of my images you will be finding what appear to be scratches.

These markings are added to many of my images to represent the matrix,

that unseen link that connects all things.

Some of my works also contain barriers from one dimension to another.

Those invisible walls that we are constantly trying to break down

in order to improve ourselves or move up to the next level.

They are usually represented by a broken pane of glass.

This shows the inevitable vulnerability of those walls
and that if we keep knocking eventually we'll get through.

The method of capture is not important to me, the final result is.

I feel free to use whatever lens/camera/format combination I deem necessary to create the desired result.

Then I select what type of surface will effectively carry the image.

I print on a variety of surfaces depending entirely on the image and the desired feel.

I am constantly exploring both new and old methods of combining my photographs

with actual painting techniques, both through the lens and in the printing process.

Some of my images are straight photographs while others stretch the boundaries of photography.

I accept no limitations to the tools and processes available.

As new technologies arise I embrace them and exploit them unapologetically in the interest of advancing my artwork.

Painting

I have been painting for over a year now.

I've been working with a multitude of extremely talented artists for about 4 years

& have drawn inspiration from each of them in my own way.
I decided to stop repressing the desire to put brush to canvas & to journey down another road.
I find the process of creating with paint to be quite the opposite of creating with a lens.

With painting there is not the same "translation" as there is in photography.

The energy & the progression have to come completely through the artist.
The process of this body of work has been very therapeutic & very self-revealing

as I continue to grow both as an artist

and as a person.

My Works Are held in Private Collections from coast to coast

Including, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado,

 Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia,