just what is

My subject is attention, simple and direct. I choose familiar objects that pass through perceptual filters, and create images intended to resonate against that stored memory. This over-driven version ascends to awareness each time it’s seen, so that in time it becomes a daily presence, instead of fading into the background. There’s no narrative, no metaphor, just a greeting every time its owner enters the room.

Over the years I’ve worked for time-clock wages up to product design, all the while maintaining a studio and continuing to paint. My approach to acrylic medium has been exploratory, and influenced by prior screen-process printing. Single primary colors are reduced to transparency, and applied in layers, with secondary colors mixing on the canvas, back to front. Foundations are studio-built.

‘culmination’ central bank gallery, nov 21 2025 to jan 13 2026
review and virtual gallery at – Arts Connect Lexington – Culmination

‘convergence’   two person w brother Jim, Gallery 506 – elsmere, ky, mar 7 2026  to  may 9 2026