Mediums - oil, photography

Artist's Statement -My recent paintings consist of two bodies of work. First are the pieces that explore everyday life and the greater concepts of existence, death and possible rebirth. Making references to art history and adding my own twist to belief systems, I place animals, most often dogs, metaphorically in the roles of man. Facing perils that are not always obvious on first glance, my subjects fall, fight, love, live and die in a make believe world. Many pieces, including other works in this series where I choose not to use animals as stand-ins, employ the use of the diptych or more panels to convey a storyline or suggest a dual reading to the image. Titles play an important part in the intended, or unintended, understanding of the narrative taking place. I’m interested in what meaning the viewer projects onto the images from their own life experience. One person sees them differently than another. There are no wrong answers.

Gallery Affiliations - Corporate Collections - Brown-Forman Co. Republic Bank Univ. of Louisville (KY) Breascia Univ. (KY) Private Collections - Europe: Mainz, Germany US: California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, New Mexico, Virginia, Washington, DC ...

Exhibitions - Selected One Man Shows: 2002 Swanson-Reed Gallery, Louisville, KY: Featured Artist, September 1999 Capitol Arts Center, Bowling Green, KY: Recent Paintings: Landscapes and Dogs Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 Kentucky Governor’s Mansion, Frankfort - Kentucky Visions 2003 Brescia University, Owensboro, KY - Tribute to Sister Diane Taylor 2002 “Kunst in der Stadt,� Mainz, Germany Kentucky Governor’s Mansion, Frankfort - Kentucky Visions 2002 2001 Kentucky Governor’s Mansion, Frankfort - Kentucky Visions 2001 2000 Swanson Cralle East Market, Louisville, KY - Gallery Artists Show 1999 Swanson Cralle East Market, Louisville, KY - Gallery Artists Show 1998 Kentucky Governor’s Mansion, Frankfort - Kentucky Visions 1998 Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN – One and Only Item Show Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY – The Fine Art of Fine Wine IV 1996 Artswatch, Louisville, KY– Members’ Show 1995 Rule Modern & Contemporary Gallery, Denver, CO – Off the Information Highway David Floria Gallery, Aspen, CO – Off the Information Highway, Traveling Exhibition 1989 Liberty Gallery, Liberty National Bank, Louisville, KY – Self: Artist’s Self-portraits 1985 Louisville Visual Art Association, KY– Slide Registry Show Brescia College Art Gallery, Owensboro, KY New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN Park Gallery, Louisville, KY – Hearts Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY – National Small Works Exhibition Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO – 35th Spiva Annual