Artist Profile

Artistic Approach

I started making paintings when I was 14 years old. I have always been a maker. Today I am 73 and deeply involved in making something on a daily basis. Over time this creative drive has become one of my great motivating forces. Living in a world, where computing for a living is a driving industry, I take great pride in the fact that my product lives on as a solid representation of my creative acts.

Painting was my first love, the decorative arts my second. I am highly productive, evidenced by my woodworking practice, my painting and photography. (see website: caseworksart.com)

Of late the process of my painting practice has developed with a combination of travel and discovery. Using a sketch book and camera while in transit I collect and create many images. In what I call the third phase of travel arriving back in the studio, I study the collected images, finally working out their essence in my paintings.

It is my intention to gain knowledge through the discovery found in the act of creation. One mark informs the next, one color informs the next. Through process and materials, through problem solving, recognizing beauty, balance, and imbalance I am learning through doing.

In the Summer of 2024 I will be traveling with my wife, Elizabeth Haskin to Sapporo, Japan where we will take part in a 10 week Artist Residency, at the Tenjiyama Art Studios. This opportunity is partially supported by the city of Sapporo, to promote cultural exchange in the arts communities world wide. It is our intention to return home with two fresh bodies of work present at the fall Studio Tour.