FIRST LET ME SAY I LOVE ART! I AM A GRAPHIC DESIGN GRADUATE FROM THE ACADEMY OF ART SAN FRANCISCO. I ENJOY MIXING THE TWO WORLDS OF ART AND DESIGN, THEY BOTH FEED OFF EACH-OTHER IN DIFFERENT WAYS: WHEN I AM DESIGNING MY KNOWLEDGE OF FINE ART HELPS ME CONCEPTUALIZE AND ILLUSTRATE THE COMMUNICATION. WHEN I AM PAINTING MY KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN HELPS ME WORK WITH COLORS AND THE AESTHETICS OF A PARTICULAR LAYOUT. MY WORK CONSIST OF TWO MEDIUMS—ACRYLIC AND SILKSCREEN. MY ACRYLIC STYLE VARIES FROM TIME TO TIME BUT I LOVE THE MIXTURE OF ABSTRACT AND REALISM. I ENJOY STARTING A PAINTING AND NOT KNOWING WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN I AM FINISHED. MY SILKSCREENS WORK IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I USE THE SILKSCREEN PROCESS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME TO MIX TYPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC LAYOUTS. MY PROCESS STARTS BY DRAWING A CHARACTER, IDEA OR ELEMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE USE IN A PIECE, SECOND I WILL SCAN THAT DRAWING AND PUT IT INTO THE COMPUTER WERE I WILL RENDER IT AND BRING IT TO LIFE—NEXT I WILL DESIGN A ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE ELEMENTS THAT I DREW USING COLOR, TYPOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC ELEMENTS AND ANY OTHER IDEA THAT I HAVE. THE FINAL STEP IS TO TAKE IT FROM THE COMPUTER AND BRING TO LIFE USING THE SILKSCREEN PROCESS. I LIKE TO CREATE PIECES THAT HAVE MORE OF AN ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE PARTICULAR ELEMENT THAT I USE, FOR INSTANCE A FUTURIST PLACE THAT REVOLVES AROUND MUSIC AND THE ROBOTS THAT USE THE MUSIC AS FUEL FOR THEIR LIVES. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO BE AN ARTIST AND HAVE THE TALENT AND EDUCATION THAT HAVE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BORE YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES.