Originally I was going to have only one cube at an angle and attached to a base with a dowl.  So I started with one wooden cube.  With time constraints I realized that  attaching the cube would pose a bit of a dilemma.  As the idea stewed I realized that stacking the cubes would solve the dilemma of  a base and create a repetition in the piece so I added more cubes and developed the idea with 3 cubes.

This piece went to the 2016 Arts Alive Out of the Box Auction at Summit Artspace in Akron.

I have a wall of work up at Acme #1 in the produce section.  It went up for the new grand re-opening of Acme #1.  Thank you Steve and Sophie Albrecht from Acme for choosing my work to be displayed and Thank you Meg from Harris Stanton Gallery for promoting my work.  The wall looks fantastic.  The colors of the produce and the colors of the paintings play off of one another and create a really exciting environment.

This piece went to Kutztown PA for Salon of Small Works Invitational.  The colors are what have me asking questions here. I couldn't tell you why I chose this color palette.  Every section of the painting I picked colors separately without thinking of the rest of the painting or if it would work or not. The sky is copper.  The roof is silver. The driveway is silver on top of a greyish underpainting showing through. Surprisingly enough though it gives a certain mood that actually works.  The trim echoes the sky and grass, and the driveway echoes the house. At first I didn't like it but seeing it from distance changed my mind.

Another Monster Drawing Rally at Spaces Gallery in Cleveland. It was great fun. I always enjoy it  and I did this year too.

Working within the confines of premeditated colors and solutions this piece liberates me from myself, but then again I try to liberate myself in every piece that I do.  Each piece liberates me in different ways because each piece requires different solutions.  I find surprises in all the artwork I do. Watching something unfold is exciting and I keep going on because I like the feeling of excitement.  There is a thrill in creating artwork.  It is not boring.  When I do finish a piece I feel a bit of a let down and I am already for the next piece in order to get the elated feeling again.