Artist's Statement

My artwork is strongly influenced by my love of color combinations. I especially like using broad swathes of color to define a shape. I have a highly developed sense of composition and layout characterized by balance and order. Although I have a limited exposure to the works of Piet Mondrian, I somehow feel an affinity to the line and rhythm of his art. This carries over to my Web designs. Pages are neat, orderly and easy to read. Navigation is logical and geared toward the end-user.

Colors and shapes in a digital composition combine to tell a story or evoke an emotional reaction, just as they do in more traditional artforms. These elements, coupled with typefonts, can be used to develop a Web site that says, "clean & crisp," "high energy," "comfortable" or "sophisticated." This is where a knowledge of my client's business guides the design process. I like to use a client's existing logo and color scheme to build a site that immediately identifies the business to on-line visitors. Layout, background color and image selection all play important roles in achieving the desired look and feel.

I often feel I was born a generation too soon. Trained in art before anybody had ever heard of a desktop computer, I was immediately entranced the first time I saw an icon for a fire engine on a mapping program. I wanted to be the one drawing those icons. I took advantage of every opportunity I had for graphics training. Now, I would rather be doing graphic design work than anything else...even eating or sleeping.