When I was 12 or 13, I scoured my hometown library to find what I could about homosexuals.Performing the search was dangerous. I was afraid of being discovered. I found exactly 3 references. 2 were in lists of disorders. The 3rd was a full sentence; "Homosexuality is an incurable disorder"

Luckily this bleakness was a far cry from the radical voices that were discussing "Pride"! In my childishness, I heard the phrase "Gay Liberation Front" and believed there was an army I could join. Silly? Yes! But better than the damnation society had prescribed for my life.

Emboldened by the blossoming Gay Liberation Movement, I came out at the age of 13. It was 1972 and my choices were clear, shame or pride. My family endeavored to be accepting, but there were cultural hurdles.

Sexuality was always an element in my creative work. In 1988, with the inaugural GALA exhibition political elements entered into it. The majority of my work is not produced as activist propaganda per say. But I and by extension, my sexuality remain central themes.

I was raised in Catasauqua, a small town in eastern Pennsylvania
I now reside in Philadelphia, where my work was shown at Sande Webster Gallery and Vox Populi. I’ve exhibited at Finer Things Gallery in Tennessee, Adrian Falcon Gallery in Texas, Lyman Eyer in Massachusetts and Galerie Göttlicher in Austria. My work is included in many private and corporate collections in Athens, London, Dubai and throughout the Northeast.

The theme of my painting has been a search for stillness, a form of mediative calm. Painting is my escape from a world of too much noise and information. It’s a way to step away from those inner dialogues that keep us from being truly calm. My work is an oasis away from the complexities of modern living where one can reflect on what is essential