Thank you for visiting. Please browse the pages here and become familiar with my artwork. Come again soon to stay current with new pieces and for opportunities to see my art in shows.
Hand-Crafted Photography
 | My cyanotypes were featured in a three-person exhibition of hand-crafted photography during October at Lawrence Street Gallery in Ferndale (MI). You can watch a short video preview of the show by clicking here. Lately I've been experimenting with making cyanotypes on Claybord instead of paper. The exhibition featured a large, multi-panel work (shown here) that was created to showcase the technique. |
The Art of Encaustic
| I recently gave a presentation on the art of encaustic painting to a local artists group. As part of the presentation, I recorded a video demonstration of the basic encaustic process and several additional techniques. The overview presentation is available to view by clicking on the image at the left. You can watch the individual video segments by clicking here. |
Figuratively Speaking...
My work is brought together with three other Detroit-area artists for the first time in a new book that is a collection of drawings of the most challenging, always changing and most rewarding subject—the human figure. The human body has been one of the mainstays of drawing for students and established artists for many years. It is a beautiful form capable of infinite variety and emotion and almost impossible not to respond to in a drawing. To take muscle, soft flesh, the line and curve of the body, and bring the life and energy to paper is magical. Each of us brings to our drawings a unique vision, style, and vocabulary. |
 | Click on the video player above to watch us talk about our drawing styles, the thinking behind the project, and the experience of working together. The book is available for purchase at my studio or online for $35 (Softcover, 102 pages). Click on the cover image at the left to see a preview.
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Also Just Published!
See my work in three just published collections of exciting artwork by contemporary atists working in a wide variety of media.
 Softcover | FolioA collection of contemporary artwork created by members of the Detroit Society of Women Painters & Sculptors. The 80 featured artists are painters, printmakers, and sculptors who work in a range of media, from oil and watercolor to charcoal and encaustic; and in a variety of styles, from representational to abstract. Price: $24.70 |
 Hardcover | Still Point Art GalleryThe wonderful images in this collection were selected from art that was exhibited by Still Point Art Gallery during 2010. Paintings, photographs, and mixed media art work from about seventy artists were each specially chosen to be included in this inspiring collection of contemporary art. Price: $58.95 |
 Softcover 124 pages | Scarab Arts Annual Volume 2This second annual of the Scarab Arts Annual is among the organization’s most notable achievements of the 2010 calendar year. The purpose of the Annual is to provide Scarab Club member artists and poets an opportunity to have their work published in book form. Price: $42.95 |
Recent Artwork
I've been experimenting with encaustic as a medium. Encaustic is a mixture of beeswax and pigment that is brushed on while still hot and liquid. It hardens instantly and layers are built up, one upon another. You can find photos of some of my recent works in encaustic and other media on the Portfolio page.
"Art Talk"
Read "Art Talk", my explorations and reflections on being an artist.
