I’ve been interested in putting things together since the first tree house I built as a kid from scavenged wood . That led to a career as an architect where I got to create spaces in my mind, put them together on paper and see them built by others.

I became interested in creating my own art when I saw a show by Anne Truitt at the Hirshorn Museum. Her work brought together art and architecture for me. It inspired me to pick up a brush, squeeze out paint and start creating at a different level. Her use of clear colors and elegant minimal forms moved me and continues to influence me.

My art is about putting shapes together that become essays on places or memories. It is not about making pictures; it’s about defining the essence of space and shape. It’s like architecture at a very personal level of experience.