A dancer teacher once called me a force of nature. My intention is to bring that energy to my paintings.
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I'm an avid swimmer and still dance (just not on a stage). I'm trying to learn to surf. It's definitely a work in progress.
I paint with acrylics because they allow me to make changes quickly as I move between play and artistic decisions. I always have several paintings in progress.
I think of my paintings as artifacts of a journey. Although I don't usually think directly about an activity, it's about the exuberance that I feel when swimming in a pool or in the ocean or dancing to James Brown. I'm always in awe of nature.
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collectors (selected)
The Edyth and Eli Broad Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Matt Higgins, Chatham, NJ
Bobbi Brown, Montclair, NJ
Greg Grasmehr, Los Angeles, CA
Josh Nadell, New York, NY
Hyatt Regency, Taipei, Taiwan (commission)
Toyo Printing, Tokyo, Japan
Kaiser Permanente. Santa Rosa, CA
PacifiCare, Newport Beach, CA
Joaquin Horton, San Francisco, CA
Jack Sullivan, San Francisco, CA
John and Ann Reynolds. Piedmont, CA
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exhibitions (selected)
Jack Fischer Gallery (on-line juried exhibit)
Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
Triangle Gallery (solo show), San Francisco. CA
Gallery Sho, Tokyo, Japan
Don Soker, San Francisco
Doizaki Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Iri Lasorda Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Marin Arts Guild (curated by Richard Baker, SF Chronicle), Larkspur, CA
California Institute of the Arts Alumni Exhibit, Valencia, CA
education
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Univeristy of California, Los Angeles, CA
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