About

My Art - large charcoal portraits - began in 2012. Although I have this feeling that I’ve been working toward this my whole life. It is in many ways a culmination; of my love of drawing since childhood, my career as an illustrator, and the practice of my craft every day.

My drawings are fictional portraits - created with charcoal and white chalk (along with other formal and informal tools) on paper. These striking larger-than-life images are an exploration of environmental, political, and cultural themes. They act as a meditation on identity, the intersection of the personal and the societal. Though fictional portraits, each draws inspiration from the powerful and deeply human people I’ve been lucky to know in my life.

Within my portraits, my drawings; I use an approach of supper-imposed elements that poetically resonate with the fictional subject, help tell a story, and provide a sense of movement in the piece.

The resulting visual poetry is deeply personal — but also playful. As with all creations of the imagination, I’d be lying if I didn’t say it’s great fun. 

I leave the ultimate interpretation of each piece’s drama up to the viewer.