I constantly observe and contemplate the world around me.  As an artist, and as a physician, the human body remains a compelling focus of study to me. Studying and expressing the human form through my art deepens my appreciation of its beauty and deepens my understanding of what it means to be human. Sharing my artistic creations with an audience, in turn, allows me to connect with others in a unique and personal way. This connection affords a sense of unique fellowship as well sense of my place in the world.

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Making art is also a means to process my feelings, thoughts, and insights – and even to explore why I exist. I strive to make art that invites the viewer to a new awareness, curiosity or reflection about beauty.  Upon completing a work, I feel as if I am saying “Here I am”— I am showing up, making art, and weaving my presence into the rich fabric of human experience.

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I am captivated by the beautiful lines and shapes revealed by studying the human figure.  Creating sculpture I express these shapes and lines using steel. I arrange these elements in a manner that yields very figurative, and even sensual, imagery from the frontal view. Simultaneously, I construct and interweave a supporting structure that is completely abstract, but with a complementary rhythm and order. This contrasting imagery is seen as one moves around the piece, thus juxtaposing curvilinear, figurative forms with abstract, geometric, architectural construction. These disparate, complementary elements brought together reflect my experience of my own nature as well as the world around me. 

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I gravitated towards steel as a sculpture medium immediately upon learning the process of welding steel; welding and cutting steel was daunting at first but became addictive. The rapid construction of forms, in almost any scale, afforded by steel fabrication suited me, as well. I became a fan of several 20th century sculptors working in steel, notably David Smith and Alexander Calder. I was enthralled by the raw power and presence of their work and admired the versatility with which they employed the medium. I felt a kinship to these artists and wanted to explore their medium in my own way.