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 I used to believe that my artwork didn’t say anything, that it was just meaningless color and design exercises. But then my boss said to me once, "Art imitates life.” I immediately responded with, "Sometimes art imitates what life wants to be.” It then began to click in my mind what my art was all about… There were times in my life when I suffered from bouts of extreme depression. My art, however, instead of being drab, blue or melancholy, was full of sunlight and color. There were also times when reality was unclear and I was full of doubt and confusion, or I thought I was misunderstood, but my art was very crisp and clear; with simple forms, shapes and color schemes. Also, for most of my school days, I was painfully shy... but my art was very bold and daring. I believe that art should be a pleasure to look at; it should give the viewer a sense of joy and put a smile on their face, something that seldom came to my face as a youth due to my extreme shyness and the awkwardness I felt. So after some thought, my art was suddenly filled with direction but I didn’t have to change my approach at all. While doing primarily landscapes in oil pastels or acrylic, I vary my approach from nearly realistic to very geometrically simplified abstractions. I usually work from photos that I have taken of scenes that interest me, but sometimes the image can be totally invented. Light is very important to the definition of form in a three-dimensional manner. Metallic sheens, both in oil pastels and acrylic, are often used to give a varied look depending on viewing angle and the illumination source on the artwork. Use of vivid color, clean lines and patterns are also evident in most of my work. I believe that my art and my ideas are the basis for my art, and this is what it means to make original art. I improve through trial and error, and so it is fair for myself to do pieces similar to other pieces that I have created in the past, as this is what it means to progress. This is still considered original.
I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UW-Oshkosh in 1994. I had two emphasis: Drawing and Functional Design. Was Magna Cum Laude.
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