I draw to escape from words and the thoughts they ignite. I draw from life in order to understand parts of the world whose strangeness and complexity attracts me. At the moment I find myself "drawn" to the trees and people of the city. The musculature and gesture of the human figure is fully alive in trees. The New York subway may afford the greatest variety of faces to be found anywhere in the world. Drawing strangers in a public space is an exercise in speed, concentration, tact and empathy.

Some of these drawings can be found in the Flatfiles at the Kentler International Drawing Space.