I first studied watercolor in high school with the late Connie Jost. It has intrigued me ever since. I had further study at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University while earning my degree in Scenic & Costume design for Theater, mainly for renderings. Over time, I began to enjoy the immediacy and portability of the medium, taking my paints on my travels, or setting them up in a minute on my desktop on a moment's notice. (Many of these paintings are postcard sized). The simplicity and spontaneity lends itself to figure drawing as well, and has helped me take a break from longer works.
I first studied watercolor in high school with the late Connie Jost. It has intrigued me ever since. I had further study at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University while earning my degree in Scenic & Costume design for Theater, mainly for renderings. Over time, I began to enjoy the immediacy and portability of the medium, taking my paints on my travels, or setting them up in a minute on my desktop on a moment's notice. (Many of these paintings are postcard sized).
The simplicity and spontaneity of the medium lends itself to figure drawing as well, and has allowed me to explore more direct, gestural work. In 2014 Totts Gap Arts began a concert series combining live, improvised jazz and modern dance. Artists were encouraged to document the movement, in drawing, painting, photography and video. These spontaneous sketches have an almost calligraphic effect, where each mark is a dynamic element on its own.
