I've been making abstract art on computers since the late '80s. I was one of the early few to experiment with digital imagery as art before desktop computers became pervasive. I didn't get "serious" about it until the late '90s but since then I have produced over 500 digital abstract images, had several solo shows and participated in a few group shows. I love making art and particularly enjoy using the computer to produce it. I guess like most artists and creative types I'm driven to it regardless of fame or fortune and plan to evolve my art making as long as I can. Inspiration - It was sometime in the late '70s that I visited an exhibition of Mark Rothko's work in New York. It wasn't the first time I had seen abstract art but it was the first time I "experienced" it. Growing up in a family of illustrators and draftsmen there was instilled in me a high regard for skilled rendering and little appreciation for primitive or expressionistic art. Rothko's large paintings made a huge impression on me that day and I quickly began absorbing the art of the "New York School" of abstract expressionists. That is the foundation for my abstract images. The Path - Born and raised in Pennsylvania. My parents are both talented artists. My Mother was a fashion illustrator for many years and taught me to draw the figure. That was my first passion in art and I spent the better part of my school days drawing heads and figures and such. When I entered art school at The York Academy of Art my plan was to become a fashion illustrator like her. When I noticed that fashion illustration was quickly being replaced by photography I decided that I would become a commercial illustrator and teacher of art. So I transferred to The Columbus College of Art and Design. Money was short and I didn't care much for the academic courses so I left before finishing. My Father started his artistic career as a stained glass artist and then an airbrush illustrator and photo retoucher. When I was still young he got a job with Armstrong as a designer of floor tiles where he stayed until he retired. At some point I realized just how much my own work was reminiscent of stained glass and tile patterns. He's now a noted carver working in wood and stone. I took a number of odd jobs before going to work for Donnelley Printing Co in the early '80s. They were, at the time, the World's largest printer. It wasn't long after I started there that I was assigned a job in their state-of-the-art electronic imaging department. I was one of a small team of electronic retouchers working on multimillion dollar machines that were the ancient ancestors of desktop computers running the first generation of graphics software. That was my first introduction to computers and where I first started creating digital abstract art. The availability of personal computers and my position at a leading graphic arts company in the late '80s allowed me to refine my technique and to output large prints on the cutting-edge computers and proofing systems of the day. I've since moved out of the graphic arts profession and into the Web biz and now make my art on home computers and use sources to output the prints. Other Facets - I'm married with three kids and currently live in Colorado. I work in the Web industry designing and managing websites and I play guitar in a Rock n Roll band.