 Ecstasy Acrylic on Canvas, Spring 1997 Human figures combined with abstract is a style I often experiment with. The figures are an appropriation of work by Christina Hope, which I painted freehand from a black and white photograph. |
 Autumn Man Acrylic on Canvas, Spring 1997 A gift for my sister in law, and the first major painting I had done in a long time. I'm pleased with the look, but the stippling was alternately madness and meditative. |
 Metamorphosis Charcoal and Chalk, Fall 1996 A combination of self and "spirit animal." I don't know how this thing with lizards got started but it suits me. Chameleon, changer of identify. The Lizard, keeper of dreams. (The software company was originally name Chameleon Software before changing to Grinning Lizard.) |
 Anxiety Chalk, Fall 1996 Was feeling stressed about school, work, life. But with encouragement of a really wonderful art teacher I was getting into abstract expression, so this was the result. Final project for Language of Drawing. If you go to Berkeley, I highly recommend taking some classes from the art department. |
 Self Portrait Acrylic on Canvas, Spring 1997 The hard thing about self-portraits is you know what you look like. If someone else's visage is a less than perfect representation, well that's okay. This is art, after all, not photography. But your own face can lead you to obsession. |
Ecstasy Acrylic on Canvas, Spring 1997 Human figures combined with abstract is a style I often experiment with. The figures are an appropriation of work by Christina Hope, which I painted freehand from a black and white photograph. 
Autumn Man Acrylic on Canvas, Spring 1997 A gift for my sister in law, and the first major painting I had done in a long time. I'm pleased with the look, but the stippling was alternately madness and meditative. 
Metamorphosis Charcoal and Chalk, Fall 1996 A combination of self and "spirit animal." I don't know how this thing with lizards got started but it suits me. Chameleon, changer of identify. The Lizard, keeper of dreams. (The software company was originally name Chameleon Software before changing to Grinning Lizard.) 
Anxiety Chalk, Fall 1996 Was feeling stressed about school, work, life. But with encouragement of a really wonderful art teacher I was getting into abstract expression, so this was the result. Final project for Language of Drawing. If you go to Berkeley, I highly recommend taking some classes from the art department.
Self Portrait Acrylic on Canvas, Spring 1997 The hard thing about self-portraits is you know what you look like. If someone else's visage is a less than perfect representation, well that's okay. This is art, after all, not photography. But your own face can lead you to obsession.
Gargoyle A gargoyle at Sacre Coeur in Paris.
Portrait I took many pictures at a friend's wedding and later turned the prints over as a wedding present. The best photo included, unfortunately, neither the bride or groom.
Gargoyle Mask of the Green Man. (From Celtic mythology?) A large mask, intended to invoke images of nature and faery. My favorite piece and fortunately one of the few I still possess. 
Green Man Another view of the green man. 
Vampire The White Lace Vampire mask. (Her hair obscures the left side of the mask - it is symmetric.) I had all this mask making stuff and ended up with a very minimalist mask.
This one is fun. Also simple, but it works wonderfully with the hat.