"If it ain't fixed... don't break it."

I received my formal training at the School of Visual Arts in N.Y.C. However, I admit that that MY type of approach wasn’t learned in a  classroom. Most ALL the works seen here were created in public spaces, like Starbucks Coffee shops, mostly because they’re the only places that are available to me with my daily work schedule. I can only really create art for myself very early in the morning, as the rest of my day is spent working on the creative solutions for others. I am fortunate enough to be able to earn a living working with the left side of my caffeine infused brain. When I was an illustration student in New York City, it seemed like a lot of energy (both from the instructors and the students) was spent on trying to develop your craft to create a “unique style” that would set you apart in the industry. Ironically, that was at a time when almost ALL of my day was dedicated to making art. What I have found out, with time, is that it is the actual “restrictions” on my day that have inadvertently been given my “style”. The fact that it’s created at an ungodly hour of the day and with my eyes half opened (sometimes) and in a public coffee house, because I don’t have a studio at home and that I work on a certain size paper in Conté crayon with reference from my iPhone, along with NOT having a whole lot of “me” time, has been crucial in what I have been able to create and the way I produce it. So, IF my art looks rushed... raw... crude... emotional... panicked... introspective OR like it was made by a caffeine addict with his eyes half closed and a cup of espresso in his other hand, then YOU are very perceptive, my friend... because that’s EXACTLY what it is... what I am.