I sprang from inner New York City where my mother, an artist, was my first informal art teacher. But I chose to major in music at the High School of Music & Art (now LaGuardia Arts). After moving to Los Angeles, I studied art at Mission:Renaissance and a smattering of workshops. I have done much in a more traditional or classical vein, especially portraits. I would focus on physical features (mass) and try to convey some of the personality, emotions or motion (energy). One day, I got the idea to focus more on the energy than the mass of the subject. That slight shift in concept radically changed my approach. The resulting work can be called expressionist, intuitive or visionary; I call it energetic. My artwork is still very much influenced by music. And of course, the evolution continues....