Much of my work is executed in a fairly large scale and large format by transparent watercolor standards. I enjoy the challenge of reining in a huge wash and working over the full sheet with the sweep of each color pass and the ability to weave details of color all the while defining form within form. My goal is to create a piece that is as interesting up close as it is simple and strong from afar.


The process of producing works in transparent watercolor without the limits of protective glazing or matting has led to many series of paintings that go far beyond the traditional size, scale and scope of the medium as most people understand it today. That process, coupled with an innate sense of technique and style of painting itself has led to numerous public and private collections, commissions and recognition over the last ten years.


 

Artist Statement

2010

  1. National Intrepid Center of Excellence / Bethesda, MD

  2. Health Partners/Sartell / Minneapolis, MN

  3. MAIHN Art Exhibition / Minneapolis, MN



2009

• Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI “Season To Season” 48” x 270”

• Johnson Family Care Center, Muskegon, MI “Prairie Triptych” 50” x 120”

• Lutheran General Advocate/Park Ridge, IL Main Lobby “Morning Bloom” -80” x  192”

• Lutheran General Advocate-/Park Ridge, IL General Public Area “Prairie Grid” 60” x 96”



2008

• Regions Hospital “Lake Pepin” 40” x 72”



2007

Members Show / National Watercolor Society

One of a Kind Show / Chicago

Peoria Art Guild Festival / Peoria, IL

Uptown Art Festival / Minneapolis

Krasl Art Fair / Michigan

Old Town Art Fair / Chicago

57th Street Art Fair / Chicago



2006

Two Person Show / Artistic Bits / West Dundee, Il

Three Month Installation / 1212 N. Michigan / Chicago, IL

One Man Show / Thomas Moser Gallery / 660 N. State St Chicago, IL

Three Person Show / Fine Line Design Gallery / Door Co., WI

Art In the Barn / Juried Art Festival / Barrington, IL

One Man Show / The Vickers Theater / Three Oaks, MI

One Of A Kind Show / Merchandise Mart / Chicago, IL