I am a print maker, painter and native New Yorker, son of two visual artists. Three years ago, I moved to the Hudson valley acquired a large format press and opened a print studio in West Copake NY.
I work mostly with the relief printing technique creating editions as well as singular one-of-a-kind works. I print on paper and also create work on canvas. The works on canvass could be regarded as paintings, but they include and often highlight relief printed areas as well as painted ones. The prints can also have hand stamped and painted areas.
I work with geometric forms, patterns and grids and look for surprising and evocative interactions. I look for joy, movement, space, and atmosphere in both form and color. I like the place where a pattern starts to fall apart but is not yet in chaos or dis-array but becomes “other,” a surprise. I work in series in order explore that place where the geometric and pattern elements are loosened from their original organization. I often will create a consistent print edition and then when finished I use the blocks to experiment and expand on the original idea. Other times I create blocks not intended for an edition but meant to be used for one of a kind experimental pieces.
In the last few years I have been working with the Russell/Janis Gallery, showing, producing editions and participating in projects, such as the Foley Cove project. My work has been shown in at the ICPNY print annual and the NY Book Arts Fair. I am happy to recently have my work shown at the Furnace Gallery, in Falls River Conn.