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I was born July 22, 1947 in Los Angeles, California. My family moved to the coastal community of Venice Beach around 1950. Some of my earliest esthetic influences were the old Venice canals, then inundated with oil derricks. I found the canals and the old bridges crossing them interesting and mysterious.
My father was another early influence on my work; he was a metal and wood worker, and I learned building skills from him. He was very resourceful and inventive, whipping together small buildings and additions to our property.
In 1962 I saw an exhibition of work by installation and assemblage artist Edward Kienholz and I began to make my own sculpture from found objects. Also about that time I became interested in surfing and began building skateboards and surfboards, honing my design and modeling skills by shaping and working with fiberglass. When I turned 19 I built a cabin cruiser and lived aboard it in Marina Del Ray in Venice for the next 6 years while I studied art at Santa Monica College. I graduated in 1970 with a degree in fine art. My current studio is in Burbank. Not faraway from it is my own personal gallery, ARC gallery, that has been at the same location for over 27 years, making it the oldest art gallery in Burbank.
My work is made from found objects of all kinds, from spaghetti sauce to concrete, and often includes sculpted wood. I seldom make a series; and each piece is different from the next, although you my find some connecting links in style, content or humor. I am also a writer and have incorporated text in some of my work. As with my art, there is a lot of humor and social commentary in my writing.
My goal in art is to make people feel better for having seen or read it.
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