what is this tomfoolery?
- Big news! (For me, anyway.) My work has been accepted in my first ever submission to a juried competition for exhibition at HMVC Gallery in New York. See "Current Mood," and my featured painting "There is a crack in everything..." here. The exhibition runs from February 1-28, 2025. Oh, and if you happen to be in Times Square later this month, stop taking selfies with The Naked Cowboy for a sec and look up at the Jumbotrons. One of them will be beaming a gigantified version of my painting, with all the other artists' work in the exhibit. Peace.
- Big news, part II! That same painting chosen for the HMVC Gallery exhibition was just selected for publication in the 55th issue of Artistonish magazine, a glossy publication with a worldwide audience. Pretty exciting opportunity for exposure, and maybe a step forward on the springboard to the next stage. Stay tuned for details on publication, and where to get your copy! Peace (now more than ever).
- Big news, part III! My painting"Mysteries, Yes"was selected for publication in the upcoming Issue 007 of Novum Artis, a glossy magazine featuring exclusively the work of new and emerging arts. Not sure I'm emerging, and if so into what, but hey, I'm thrilled. Publication details will follow. Peace.
- Some more news. My painting “This is (the record) of the time” was selected for inclusion in the Second Annual Here and Now 2025 exhibition. Peace.
- More wInning! Five of my paintings were selected in a juried competition for inclusion in arthouse nyc’s Sprung ’26 exhibit, on display in March ’26.
Look up "abstract" and you'll find "disassociated from any specific instance," "difficult to understand," and "insufficiently factual." All true, I suppose, but it works for me as an approximation of experience.
I use abstract art to give shape to my reality, which is no doubt different from your reality. It's a vexing issue, exacerbated by the proliferation of alternative realities in our civil discourse.

