I was born in 1961 in New York City where I have lived most of my life and am currently living. From an early age I became interested in visual arts in the form of comics and graffiti. I went on to formally study drawing and painting at Pratt Institute in the early 1980s and later at the Art Students League throughout the 1990s. I have exhibited extensively over the years throughout the United States. Art is a very personal experience through which I am creating a visual language which tells the story that is my life. Color has been perhaps my favorite tool to accomplish this. Color has the unique ability to express emotions and thoughts. My work can oscillate between an influence of nature in the form of skies and landscapes and geometry in the form of grids, alphanumeric characters and simple shapes. Some of the important artistic inspirations for me are Vasily Kandisky, Claude Monet and Mark Rothko.
I also have several interests outside of the visual arts. I especially enjoy listening to music. And, I have been studying Judo and Jujitusi on and off since I was 7 years old and have learned a lot about self discipline and community.