FUNK AND FOLK ART

My work has always been influenced by my surroundings.
Having made several moves in the past few years, my paintings are becoming a wonderful mix of locations and influences.

The mountains and woods of North Carolina.

Southern folk art--it's creativity and self-expression.

Cambridge MA graffiti!

Chicago's contemporary art scene.

Buffalo houses--always close to my heart.

Now my childhood is peeking into my work.
Remember when we were free-range children? Will our future generations ever have that luxury?

Technique-wise, the canvas and the line have crept into my work.
It all began with a simple desire to sew on my paintings. Sewing had been my first 'media,' and I wished to express that side of myself. You can't sew on watercolor paper, take my word for it. So I moved to canvas and stitched my first lines on many paintings in in the Fusion Art series.

Now that I am working on heavily textured paint, I am applying my lines with a syringe. Now the line is a dominant element in my new work.