I used to believe that my artwork didn’t say anything, that it was just meaningless color and design exercises. But then my boss said to me once, "Art imitates life.” I immediately responded by saying, "Sometimes art imitates what life wants to be.” Then it began to click in my mind what my art was all about. There were times in my life when I suffered from bouts of extreme depression. My art, however, instead of being drab, blue or melancholy, was full of sunlight and color. There were also times when reality was unclear and I was full of doubt and confusion, or I was misunderstood, but my art was very crisp and clear; with simple forms, shapes and color schemes. Also, for most of my school days, I was painfully shy... but my art was very bold and daring. I also believe that art should be a pleasure to look at; it should give the viewer a sense of joy and put a smile on their face, something that used to seldom come to mine. So after some thought, my art was suddenly filled with direction but I didn’t have to change my approach at all, I could just let it evolve and grow.

While doing primarily landscapes in oil pastels or acrylic, I vary my approach from nearly realistic to very geometrically simplified abstractions. I usually work from photos that I have taken of scenes that interest me, but sometimes it can be totally invented. Light is very important to the definition of form in a three-dimensional manner. Metallic sheens, both in oil pastels and acrylic, are often used to give a varied look depending on viewing angle and the illumination source on the artwork. Use of vivid color, clean lines and patterns are also evident in most of my work.