How I think about art ...

Creating art is how I make sense of the world and my place in it. It’s not something I came to early—but rather honestly, after a lifetime of experience, reflection, and a need to express what lives inside me. After a long career in software engineering, I chose to rewire instead of retire. I now consider myself part of a “New 27 Club”—not bound by age, but by the decision to commit fully to creativity, growth, and artistic risk, no matter when that journey begins. Earning my associate’s degree in visual arts at 67 wasn’t an end goal—it was a launchpad.

My work explores themes of faith, hope, love, and the unseen threads that connect us to each other—and to something much larger. In today’s fractured political climate, I often feel powerless. Art becomes my way to respond. Pieces like Divided We Stand and We Had Dream are acts of resistance—designed to provoke, awaken, and invite conversation. These contrast with my more introspective works, yet all arise from the same drive: to help people feel, question, and maybe see a little differently.

Since high school and attending Massachusetts College of Art in the mid-seventies, photography has been my primary language. What begins with instinct—an image, a light, a fleeting detail—often evolves into something layered with memory and meaning. Whether through a photograph, painting, or mixed media, I let the process guide me. I’m not interested in perfection—I’m chasing personal truth. Today, I consider myself a student of the arts, hoping that one day I’ll feel comfortable calling myself an artist.

I am not there yet;  still learning, still pushing, still curious. I hope my work invites others to pause, reflect, and discover something personal, something human.