about my work

My work explores the fragile world of non-human primates and our relationship to them. I have had the great fortune of knowing many primates on an individual basis, having spent over twenty years working and forming unique relationships with them in a zoo setting. A number of these individuals are represented in my work

I work in oils mostly, although the mud works are a series using mud found in the hills of Calistoga. Along with charcoal powder and inks, the mud is applied with grasses, twigs and fingers

Work from the 'Long Lost' series seeks to address our shared dependence on the environment, how we compete for the same resources, and how we are successfully edging our close relatives to the edge of extinction. By attempting to raise awareness of the primates' plight for survival, my aim is to leave us questioning our own mortality