My art comes from the desire to interpret places undergoing change by representing what I see rationally, honestly, and with care. I make no apology for valuing equally the observations I share in common with others, and those less commonly found, as I come by all subject matter in the course of living, and we are all unique and ordinary at once.

The interpretation of place can provide a deep understanding about ourselves and our existence. Exploring the changing visual relationship between the first culture and landscape, and the influence of urban development over the last 100 years has led to a clearer understanding of the personal connections to places I have made over my life.

I have been influenced by American landscape painters and the value of taking the time to look.

Among many along the journey of life, an eclectic diversity of artists and advocates were an early influence from a few short years living in New England. Coming at a formative period in life, these thinkers have provided an original inspiration and years later sustain the emotional motivation for my approach to art:

– Michael Mazur

– Dimitri Hadzi

– John Stilgoe

– Albert Szabo

– Alex Krieger

Recent work has included these themes:

The changing diversity of water environments, from the near shore reefs, to the muliwai, where streams or fresh water meet the ocean. In a prevailing pattern occurring over a hundred years or more, the gradual loss of fresh water has resulted in a subtle decrease in vibrancy and health of the brackish environments. I am trying to honor what I have seen that remains.

A reflection on the changes that have taken place in the Kona landscape, exploring the visual relationship between the original landscape, the post-contact subsistence landscape and the significance of invasive species and the built environment of a largely rural place that is undergoing an inevitable urbanization.

A celebration of the original settlement patterns in Kaimuki and Wilhelmina Rise, one of Honolulu’s first suburban communities developed in the 1900s in an area with a unique volcanic geology and topography. Interior views explore the evolution of house plans, the scale of rooms, and the intentional connection between room size, furnishing, and connection to natural light and to the outside.

A Note on the Printmaking Media Employed
After years of drawing by hand in architecture and design, I have embraced a different creative process using an obsolete version of 3D modeling software, FormZ, to create 2D images for inkjet printing.

Current work in the last 2-3 years has focused on screen printing using hand-cut paper stencils, and pochoir, using oil inks.