"My meticulous depictions of mostly solitary animals ask the viewer to consider the plight of nature in the face of man's encroachment. I use a minimalist approach as a reaction to the bombardment of useless and meaningless images and noise generated by the media. I hope to bring some kind of order and calm to reflect on what is really important and meaningful in life. For me, realism and simplicity have a direct link to truth and honesty. My work often addresses very serious contemporary concerns but I also want to convey hope, humor, and optimism. My aim is not to harass the viewer, nor do I want to state the obvious threat to the animal's habitat destruction too blatantly. I prefer to make my point subtly and quietly in the hope that the lack of aggression that is normally linked to that subject will give pause for a deeper kind of reflection on the problem. The emptiness in most of my backgrounds is a reflection on the increasingly isolated and selfish life that modern society has created and portrays loneliness as a human condition as well as our "disconnect" with nature.

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