Journal

Now that I have my studio all set up again, I try to spend as much time in it as possible.  It’s difficult, but I do what I can. I have a lot of different projects I’m working on at any given time.  So it’s hard making it into the studio on a regular basis. […]

First of all, to be absolutely clear, I did not design this chair, but I loved the look of it when I saw it… even though it looked like junk.  Shoddy finish, paint on the faux leather, and several of the joints were loose.  So I spent a weekend rehabilitating it… Damn sexy.  ’nuff said… […]

The focus of the exhibit was peace and non-violent protest, as it was an extension of a traveling show that was commemorating the end if the Korean war. I had this idea in my head for a while to do something with the text “I am not your enemy. You are not my enemy.” So, […]

“In This Order”  November-December 2009.  thirtyninehotel Honolulu, HI In this show, I broke completely from  the notion that I had to have paintings in an exhibition, and I allowed myself to explore an idea that I found interesting simply because I felt an impulse.  Even though the work seems very traditional and very controlled (framed drawings), […]

First self published photo book… a collection of visual ideas collected over 10 years, from San Francisco to LA and Honolulu.  This is just a sampling.  You can purchase a copy of the book here. one   Page:   1 2

Solo exhibition at thirtyninehotel, November 2007 While I chose to keep the book series going, this show saw a shift in my work that is apparent with the first painting I did for it… in which the figure, something I had worked with continuously throughout my life, had its back turned to the viewer.  The […]

In January of 2006, on First Friday, Joseph Pa’ahana and I painted an impromptu mural live… during the gallery walk.  Neither of us really know what we were going to do, so we just sort of started in on it and figured it out from there.   It was good fun, and I was pretty […]

Solo exhibition at thirtyninehotel, November 2005 As far as I’m concerned, this show was almost entirely about experimentation.  Some of the work showed promise, but overall, I think it was a bit lacking.  One piece that I was really happy with was the main image for this post.  The second image below…  “I’m Counting on […]

Solo exhibition at thirtyninehotel, September 2004 This was my first foray into painting since I was in art school about 6 years prior.  Literally, the main image for this post was the very first painting since school. I always kept sketchbooks and never stopped drawing & thinking about art, but I didn’t actually paint for […]