Artist's Statement

The idea is to do stuff that is cool, interesting, captivating, and thoughtful. I enjoy figurative work and portraiture, but I like to think that my range is much greater in terms of sculpture, glass, and mixed media. I paint (most often in oil, but acrylic, too), sculpt using direct sculpting methods, found objects, 3d sculpted and printed concepts, fused glass and stained glass, and whatever I might learn.

There are many times art objects can and should be beautiful, and other times maybe not. But they need to stand up and be noticed and endure conceptually. I believe in work that elevates people, and invites contemplation.

In my determination to express my most authentic self (which tends to be a more than less sort of approach. I don't see myself as a maximalist, but I'm not afraid to go there.) I love colors and textures and an expansive toolbox that is abstract, as often stained glass might require, or toward realism when I need and want it to be.

Narrative Bio

B. 1955, Mason City Iowa. B.A Art and Design, Iowa State University, College of Design, 1983. Winner of the Janice Peterson Anderson award.

I worked as an architectural illustrator, product illustrator, designer, buiding designer, design/build contractor, craftsman. I designed some prominent buildings, as well as designed and built some unique homes. But, I always return to my root as an artist, and have always drawn on my own art and design aesthetic. I've tried to be inspired and to challenge conventional thinking.

Early Work

Early work is relevant to show continuity as well as the opportunity to explain when and why I diverged.