About Moi

 

Born and raised in Wyoming in the 1960s, I gained a deep appreciation of natural aesthetics, freedom, and a sense of space, all of which influence my artwork.

Initially graduating with a degree in civil engineering, I worked for many years in a wide as a professional in a broad swath of situations involving road and infrastructure construction, systems analysis, surveying, mapping, drafting, as well as designing. These experiences all gave me an insight into how complex ideas can be communicated to widely diverse audiences—and how visual perceptions can be arranged to help people consider ideas from different perspectives. I recognized that when people engage in familiar situations, from unfamiliar directions, it can lead to self-awareness, which can then lead to a long-held dogma evolving into something more useful like introspection, self-analysis, acceptance, or even just a recognition of the wonder in a scene not previously appreciated.

After a long career of using science as a language, I was able to use an extended recovery time from a freak injury as an opportunity to redirect my focus into using art as a more efficient means of altering perspectives. Instead of concrete and steel bridges, I now use my artwork to build mental bridges to connect people at philosophical levels rather than physical ones. In 2023 I achieved a major step in my artistic dreams by graduating Summa Cum Laude from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) with a BFA in painting.

Drawing on a lifetime of eclectic experiences, I strive to visually represent how the individual and the physical environment might interact, where physical laws are optional while strategically injecting measures of irony, reality, and humor. Always hoping to create a space where one can take a mental breather and digest images and ideas from angles outside of media-driven and manipulated narratives.
I currently live in Savannah Georgia and I'm constantly making paintings, installations, and mixed media artworks.