Welcome to my world! It is so true that the spaces in which we live and work have a profound effect on our lives. Every room has a "feel", and that is not just because of the furniture or what's hanging on the walls, but also the walls themselves! With Decorative Painting, more than a simple flat color is used to bring a space to life. Texture, patterning, hand painted elements. or even full wall art, can completely transform a space from one feeling to another. My goal is to fully explore ideas with my clients to find a treatment that will most personalize and best manifest a room's potential. Let's have some fun!
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My journey as a decorative artist began long before I knew such a profession even existed. While taking art classes at Cornell University, I discovered that I was fascinated not just by color and shape, but texture as well. Indeed, I found myself creating paintings where texture was the most important element. But at that time music was my focus and after finding my way to the Bay Area, I spent many years there playing music professionally. The day I discovered decorative painting, however, was a real turning point in my life. It was a revelation that a visual artist could make a living outside the world of galleries!
In 1996 I met Elisa Stancil of Stancil Studios and spent several years apprenticing with her. After a shorter stint with Willem Racke, I started out on my own. Since 2002 I've been working directly with designers and homeowners to enrich and beautify homes and businesses, employing tried and true techniques I learned while apprenticing, as well as developing original and unique treatments of my own. In these pages, you will find a sampling of the work I have done in the Bay Area and other parts of the country.
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Forever curious about different art forms, in 2014 I graduated from the Laney College Graphic Arts Program. Since then I've been taking my skills as an artist and decorative painter in a new and sometimes digital direction to create graphics for print and web as well as original stencil motifs. Paint will, however, always be my first true love.
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Look for my work on "Curb Appeal", and in issues of "Better Homes and Gardens", "Departures", and "DK Travel Guide".