My grandfather loved to draw. He loved to illustrate poetry and give it to his friends. His greatest dream was to study art and become a commercial artist. His parents said no, and he never had the chance to reach his potential. I feel that my work honors my grandfather, his dreams, and my family heritage.
I knew I was going to be an artist when I was five. I was dubbed “the best artist in the first grade” and “most artistic” in high school. From the age of ten, Saturdays meant art lessons. I studied at the Cleveland Museum of Art and, while in high school, at the Cleveland Institute of Art. I went on to earn my BFA in Illustration from Syracuse University.
My professional work brought me into the world of architecture and interior design, where I discovered something I loved: helping designers turn what they envisioned into something their clients could see and understand. My renderings for the design trade have been called “among the finest in America.”
But creating has never stopped at professional illustration. I paint, draw, photograph, and work digitally. Sometimes one medium becomes the finished piece; sometimes it becomes the beginning of something entirely different.
I am, and I have always been, an artist.