Acrylic on canvas Artist
After 36 years as an engineer and over 30 patents later I am finally an artist. Engineering was a “safe” career choice. People always say something like, “Both left and right brain…” but engineering has room for a lot of creativity that goes beyond stereotypes (patents for example). I’ve always loved art and worked it in when I could during my engineering career but it was not enough to satisfy my inner artist. I had great art classes in high school but did you know colleges limit art classes mainly to art majors only? As a result, I am largely a self taught artist.
Starting with a photograph I work with an image on the computer, experimenting with color, composition, and shape. The computer image becomes a sketch for the final art work. Taking the idea from the computer screen to canvas allows me to explore and develop the idea further. My nostalgia for pop art that has a strong influence on my work but after a few years of being an artist I’m still developing my style. I enjoy the “work” of making art, everything from building the stretcher frames and stretching and priming the canvas to developing my sketch into a final painting.
