ARTIST STATEMENT
“I grew up in a racially mixed town right outside of New York City. In addition to the locals, we had kids from all over the world whose parents worked at the United Nations. With few exceptions we all got along great. My high school girlfriend was a real African princess from Upper Volta. I had dreams of becoming a Jewish African-American King.

A decade or so later I hit my mother with the Jewish dilemma. My new girlfriend was doctor, but also black. Oye Vey. I know that for many artists “black and white” elicits images of tension and of past social inequities. For me black and white has always meant warmth. I hope these paintings project the feelings I have for some of those people that have made me feel loved.”