Holden Caufield in New York Painting

I have been painting for more the 30 years and have been a self-employed, Full-time Artist for 16 years. I am an intuitive painter and believe that Mark making is one of the purest forms of truth. When this sort of truth is combined with palette and complex composition, it has the unique ability to become an investigation of the human condition and our individual roles within the surrounding world. Life is often complicated and my paintings dissect and often reflect these chaotic episodes. Solving the problem of these intentional complexities is where my compositions come to fruition. On specific occasions I incorporate a use of collage to represent and explore the affect mainstream media has on our daily choices. The power of what we see and how it alters our ability to find what we consider “happiness” is something I find challenging and worth exploration. From the mediocre and mundane to the exhilarating and brilliant, we are shaped and created by the good, the bad, the happy and the sad, each moment a point in a repeated cycle of discovery. Regardless of our desires and often in direct defiance of our “plans” the revolutions of time and the changes that come with it lead us to the revelations that alter our paths