Today's Art lessons:

Artist statement:  Most of my work is purely aesthetic - no real meaning or symbolism.  Look at it, if you like it, good, if you don't, OK.   There usually is no deep explanation behind a piece.   I get an image and go with it.   After it's done I may find a reason as to why I came up with it, but I hardly ever start a piece or put something into a work with an explanation in mind.   I am just following images either pulled from my head or the surrounding landscape.  

• Painting
  • I started oil painting during my senior year in high school in 1984.  I had done watercolor paintings in school art classes before, but this was my first try on my own.
  • I am pretty much self taught.  I did take a 2 semester painting class in college, taught by Cleveland artist Chris Pekoc.
  • I consider most of my paintings experiments, since I am always trying to figure out a new technique or style.
  • Some of my works are on display at Turkaly Art Gallery in Cleveland, OH.
• Drawings
  • Drawings and other inane things I have come up with.
  • I have probably done thousands of doodles, sketches and drawings ever since I was a kid.  Most are lost, thrown or given away.  I certainly can't show my entire sketchbook, so these are only the more involved or unique pieces I have done.
• Sculpture
  • This section only contains two pieces, however, I have made many, many small sculptures throughout the years, most which were made in modeling clay, or some other non-permanent medium.   They are all long gone, no record of their existence.
  • All of my training comes from being around my father's studio while growing up.
• Jewelry
  • I started making jewelry when I decided to make my own engagement ring for Kim.  I got a couple of books and began making rings in silver.  I used glass gems, or other easily obtained material, to figure out how to set stones.  Once I got comfortable, I bought some gold and succeeded in making the engagement ring on my first try.  Once bitten by that bug, I continued making other pieces, until I ran out of gold.
• Crafts
  • This is the place for all other works of artistic nature.
  • Halloween costumes, and anything else that doesn't fit into any of the above categories.
• Campus Gallery - under construction
  • Our collection of artwork by other artists.