The Black Pearl Goes Bananas Painting

The most important element in anything I create is color and its relationships. In a Pop-Primitive style my figurative work appropriates and juxtaposes imagery and ideas from American culture. My imagination is stimulated by what I see and hear on the internet. My paintings are sometimes parodies depicting scenes that can be suggestive, ambiguous, and disconcerting. Favorite settings for these scenarios are bathrooms, kitchens and hotel rooms. Common motifs are checked floors, cigarette holders and cigarettes. I enjoy using irrational perspective and color for value. Figures in my paintings are often self-consciously staring out at you the viewer thereby including you in a scenario whose meaning is created in your mind, based upon your unique world/societal perspective. Most of my paintings are small in size and intended for small, intimate spaces. Since receiving a BA in Art from the University of Hawaii-Hilo, my artwork has been exhibited in solo and group shows in the United States; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Paris, France; London, England; and is in private collections in 50 states and 16 countries. Favorite mediums are oil, acrylic, watercolor, and ink.