No artist is a bastard- we all come from somewhere. I want to pay tribute to the many artists that I have admired and strived to learn from. Different periods of my work have been influenced by different artists and I feel compelled to name my mentors.

MENTORS

PICASSO
MATISSE
CEZANNE
BRAQUE
MONET
MONDRAIN
KURT SCHWITTER
FRANTISEK KUPKA
ROBERT DELAUNEY
SOUTINE
MAX BECKMANN
MIRO
COURBET
TITIAN
VAN GOGH
MANET
CARAVAGGIO
WALTER KUHN
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG
JACKSON POLLACK
DEKOONING
MYRON STOUT
FORREST BESS
GREGORY GILLESPIE
LUCIEN FREUD
MARK DISUVERO
GORDIE NEWTON
JOHN EGNER
NANCY PLETOS
LEE BONTECOU
RON GORCHOV
JUDY RIFKA
ALFRED LESLIE
FREIDA KAHL0
ALEX KATZ
DAVID BATES
JULIAN SCHNABEL
DAVID SALLE
AL TAYLOR