In my use of a limited number of shapes and colors I am referring to traditional Minimalism, but with asymmetric placement of these

elements and the inclusion of recognizable, symbolic imagery, I am trying to update Minimalism with energy and humor.  Some of my

works are in the format of the traditional painting on canvas; some are created with the familiar "single-image" and others are in the

format I refer to as "the two idea", whereby the artwork is made up of two distinct elements. I'm interested in creating visual

relationships between these elements and with the concept of relationships in general. I'm also interested in the concept of "the

container".  In 1993 I started a series of mixed-media works with paper using clear plastic baggies as an alternative to traditional

framing. Sometimes the handmade portions of these works are sealed inside the baggies, and other times they're not. 

I refer to my works on paper as "pages".  Some pages are crumpled up several times, and then flattened and glued to other sheets of

prepared paper, some are charcoal or pencil drawings, some are finger-painted with gesso, and then with black, alkyd paint, some

include collage.  I also formulate wall installations comprised of examples of several of these styles.

Selected Collections:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Bowman & Kahn 20th Century Self Portrait Collection

Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Gift of Sarah and Wynn Kramarsky)

Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock (Gift of Sarah and Wynn Kramarsky)

John Robertshaw, New York

The Kramarsky Collection, New York

The Progressive Corporation Art Collection, Cleveland