Thank you very much for your interest in my work.

The inspiration for my work began during a decade of working in theatrical scene shops, seeing layers and layers of ghosted outlines on industrial paint decks—the result of hundreds of odd-shaped scenery forms having been painted then removed.

I combine sights of Somerville so familiar they’re often overlooked— light poles, morning commuters, sneakers tossed over power lines, and our distinctive repeating roof peaks,—into intricate silhouettes which I cut out of hardboard before painting the surface with contrasting imagery. The colors, the shapes, and the shadows cast beyond combine to create a view more like what it feels like to walk quietly through the city than just what Somerville looks like.

The space created and the shadows cast on the wall—what is not there—becomes as important to the composition as what is there. Emptiness and absence, I think, are as importance as presence. In other work I’ll overlay transparent patterns and shapes on top of landscapes and cityscapes, thinking about the structures and influences through which we look at our worlds.

I’m influenced by my study of 18th c. Japanese stencil work and 19th c. European iron-work. Lately the graffiti stencil artists, the big names such as Banksy and the completely anonymous artists whose work I see daily, have been re-enforcing and re-informing my explorations into edge and shape.

Through my work, I explore different aspects of seeing and awareness.

Please take some time, sit back, sip a cup of coffee, and page through the galleries. I'd be happy to hear your responses, so feel free to add comments any place where prompted throughout the website.