The art

of persistence.

As a kid, I was captivated by my family's set of The Golden Book Encyclopedias. Not because of the valuable educational material inside but because of the artwork on the outside. I would pull them off the shelf just to study the curious collection of realistically rendered objects on the cover of each book.


An affinity for assemblages of objects in art has been persistent throughout my life. In the 1990s, I made mixed-media art pieces using found objects and in the early 2000s, I worked with photographic images of collaged elements in my graphic
design work. With my current hyperreal still life paintings, it seems I've come full circle. Like the pictures I loved as a child, my paintings are full of symbolism that tell stories. The intricate details serve as an invitation to explore the work and consider what it means to the viewer on a personal level.

 

INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION

FiKVA

 

Escape has been selected as a finalist in the International FiKVA Award for Painters 2022 placing in the top 35 out of 1012 entries from 65 countries. An honor to be exhibited alongside so many mind-blowing artists. Sponsored by the FiKVA-foundation (Figuratieve Kunst Vandaag), a non-profit based in Antwerp that promotes contemporary realism and figurative arts. 

 
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NATIONAL COMPETITION

Create!

Magazine

 

Honored to be published in volume #33 of Create! Magazine, a beautifully curated monthly publication featuring emerging contemporary artists in print and online platforms.

 
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SOLD

Latest

painting

 

 

Happy to report that this little painting titled, Our differences don't matter much in the grand scheme of things, was recently sold.

Oil on linen / 12 X 12 inches.

 
About the painting
 

NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION

MOOD

 

The illusion of shame is one of 81 works selected from 903 entries to be part of MOOD, virtual exhibition sponsored by art-fluent.com.

 
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