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Creative Direction & Implementation
of site-specific public artworks & murals, commissioned paintings, and signage

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Civic Institutions & Museums

Over the last two decades, I've painted over 65 large-scale public works in the Bay Area, from schools to streets, and from experiential museum exhibits to libraries.

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Commercial & Residential Murals

The majority of my design and communications work is in collaboration with interior and hospitality designers, as well as architects and brick-and-mortar businesses.

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Sign Painting

I have been sign painting since my teens, and it is the foundation of my work. What I have learned is that when customer experience includes hand-painted signage, businesses transform from storefronts to landmarks. 

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Painting Studio

It is in the studio where I conceptualize and paint series for private clients and hospitality, and personal work for gallery shows. It's also where I keep my vintage brush collection.

oil painting of a vintage Datsun in silvers, blues, and with a sense of speed, even though the car is parked

About

The throughline in everything I do is drawing. I’ve studied the figure since high school, and earned a BFA in Communication Art and Design at Virginia Commonwealth University with a focus in illustration. I began my career painting large-scale murals at an established studio in San Francisco, including large scale murals for Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas in 2001...

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