Tell a little bit about how you first got into creating art.

I always drew as a kid and would doodle a lot. My dad had this old magazine called "Mouse" which was a mail order magazine with all these airbrush illustrations of monsters in hot rods created by Stanley Mouse who became famous for the Grateful Dead Poster Art. At the time in the 70's he was a rival to Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, who became famous for the Monster Hot Rod culture. When I saw that magazine it became my holy grail at the time, I would redraw those character all the time. Sometimes giving them to friends. Then I got into skateboarding, and the Graphics became the next inspiration along with skateboarding and graffiti culture.

What artists or movements have had an impact on you?

Basquiat is my hero... then Picasso and then a whole slew of others.

What is your source of inspiration?

Human Behavior, Life, Music (All Kinds of Music) fuel creativity.

What themes does your work involve?

I have various series of work, so themes vary since I paint abstractly and then do character work and I'm also a Graphic Designer / Illustrator. Painting abstractly frees me from having a theme or assignment whereas the other areas of discipline require control and more precise decision making.

What is important to you about the visual experiences you create?

I guess Mood is the most important of all, I can tell when a painting is complete if all the ingredients are working together. It's a feeling.

Do you work from memory, life, photographs, or from other resources? Describe your creative process.

I work in a freestyle-manner, I don't know which way is up or what colors I am going to use. I just GO. The Canvas may change orientation, its layering and layering, erasing and redoing. It's a process that involves several sessions with doubt and then confidence.