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Why do I paint nudes? As long as I can remember, I’ve always become mesmerized or entranced by the things that I look at. But looking at my own body, or a body, would capture my attention even more so. I could look at the wrinkles and lines in the skin and wonder why does…

SPEC, the second of two solo shows at SOUTHSIDE GALLERY opened on November 8, 1996. In the window I had placed a keyboard from an old upright piano. Positioned as a low table on two ornate blocks, it was covered by a piece of plate glass that I found that happened to be the same…

I’d never had a gallery show before. Kind of odd for a photographer who graduated with a BFA and had been working for ten years. But I’ve always been a late bloomer. After five years in NYC, I eventually moved into the McGuffey School in Ohio City. I met a big group of cutting edge…

The Little Vagabond Dear Mother, dear Mother, the Church is cold But the Ale-house is healthy & pleasant & warm Besides I can tell where I am used well Such usage in heaven will never do well But if at the Church they would give us some Ale And a pleasant fire our souls to…

My Art Bio An Experience at The Jean Brandt Gallery It has been quite awhile since I have been to The Gallery. The times were all pleasant and always accommodating. I have shown there turning out my work that is oversized vibrant paintings of two different styles. One is figurative and the other is symbolic.…

In the early nineties, I got this gig where I was to create rock and roll mural installations. These were to be located on 27 storefronts on Euclid Avenue for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame groundbreaking festivities. I was given monies to hire a half a dozen artist to accomplish this project. Stephanie…