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Printmaking, as it has been practiced for hundreds of years, was a key component in the visual dialog between the artist, his message and his audience.  It was the "MTV" of the middle ages, and the "Evening News" of the Baroque.  From the first print I made, I have fascinated by the etching process in particular due to its ability to reframe your original concept.  The artwork is often created in reverse and sometimes drawn as a negative on black asphaltum covered copper. When the pre-inked paper is drawn away off of the inked copper plate, a new version of original sketch is revealed.

As an amateur historian as well as an practicing artist, I feel my age is an asset and a vantage point to look back and forward and to comment on the tension between the consumption of resources we have been lead to believe is our right, and visions of what that process may look like. These images work to sustain and build upon that heritage, not just in the medium used, but also as a testament to our evolving cultural prerogatives.

I use oil paintings as well as digital and intaglio etchings to "re-illuminate" epic stories from another "alternate timeline" where those sundry leftovers, still litter the landscape. These prints can be lyrical, apocalyptic and even biblical.

Both paintings and prints are representational and rely heavily on metaphor to carry the viewer through landscapes and scenes borrowed from real or imagined places. The scenes of these dramatic settings allude to potential power of the “place” whether sacred or derived from the weight of ages.