I am a Jacksonville artist, living and working in the historic Riverside neighborhood. I have been drawing and painting as long as I can remember while growing up in Tallahassee. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Art after attending Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio and Florida State University in Tallahassee. I have organized and run a figure drawing group in Jacksonville for the past two years.
While I favor painting in oils, I have worked in many different mediums including watercolors, printmaking, photography, glassblowing, ceramics, and wood carving. Most recently I have focused on using pen and ink, graphite and charcoal.
My artwork is seen by some as being controversial. Over the past decade I have been concentrating my art on examining society's views toward women, specifically as objects, and the attitudes that create the objectification of women. Recently, my writing and artwork have broadened to include exploring censorship and First Amendment laws. I think with the new make-up of the U.S. Supreme Court it's more important than ever to continue investigating what is defined as the 'prurient interests' of the average person. If artists don't explore the boundaries of what is expected as fine art and what is considered pornography and push farther than what is acceptable, then the result is a swing in the opposite direction. Artistic expression is bridled and the definitions of obscenity retrogress when the arts community accepts limits placed on it by politicians and religious leaders.
While I favor painting in oils, I have worked in many different mediums including watercolors, printmaking, photography, glassblowing, ceramics, and wood carving. Most recently I have focused on using pen and ink, graphite and charcoal.
My artwork is seen by some as being controversial. Over the past decade I have been concentrating my art on examining society's views toward women, specifically as objects, and the attitudes that create the objectification of women. Recently, my writing and artwork have broadened to include exploring censorship and First Amendment laws. I think with the new make-up of the U.S. Supreme Court it's more important than ever to continue investigating what is defined as the 'prurient interests' of the average person. If artists don't explore the boundaries of what is expected as fine art and what is considered pornography and push farther than what is acceptable, then the result is a swing in the opposite direction. Artistic expression is bridled and the definitions of obscenity retrogress when the arts community accepts limits placed on it by politicians and religious leaders.