Using my Art / Design Training & Professional Design Experience, I currently utilize Digital Software, Adobe Illustrator, without AI technology, as my Medium creating Editions of Digital Art / Giclée Prints on Rag Fiber Paper. As an Artist, I examine the emotions or observations, that I want to express and then develop a visual methodology to provide impactful, thought-provoking, visual interpretations.
A 2nd generation Fine Artist / Designer, creation has been part of my persona, whether drawing, painting, printmaking, graphics, ceramics or creating mixed media or sculptures
Creating 2-D visual expressions in: Oil, Watercolor, Gouache, Acrylic Paints, Markers, Pens, Pencils, Pastels, Silk Screen & Block Prints, Collage, Photography, Digital Graphics, Typography; refining and experimenting for optimal expression.
Building 3-D forms in: Clay, Wood, Metal, Plastic, Plaster, Paper, Assemblage; exploring Light / Shadow, Spatial Relationships and Textures.
Creative Director / Designer: Products considered for MOMA Design Collection, Children's Products published in "Best of Children's Product Design"; International Design Manager of Products, Packaging, Illustrations and Branding Solutions. Worked with: Lance Wyman, Pamela Waters, Georges Gotlieb, Lincoln Seragini
Art and Design Training:
The Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY - Children's Art Program
Studied Painting and Sculpture with Phillip Stein
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY - School of Art and Design, Undergraduate Program Industrial Design & Packaging; Studying with Ted Kurahara, Gerald Gulotta, Ivan Rigby, Dr. Gary Zeller
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY - Graduate School of Art and Design, Graduate Industrial Design & Design Management; Graduate Design Management Thesis: Survey Design's Role in Corporate Structures & Interviews with: Brian Smith of the Royal College of Art (RCA), Jerrold W. Ross of Dansk International Designs, Ltd.; Robert Smith, Chair of J.C. Penney Design Systems
The City Literary Institute, London, England - Painting, Plastics, Enameling & Jewelry
Teacher / Lecturer:
Guest Lecturer - Federal University State of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: 9/88 & 10/90
Adjunct Professor - Graphic Design - Montclair University, Montclair, NJ - Fall 1983