'Blue' 48 x 60 print on wood panel 2008 

BUNNYMATIC AND FRIEND

works by MR. ROGERS

"I first learned about Shepard Fairey's work when I was in school in San Diego.  I loved the way he pulled images from different media and re-shaped and re-purposed them.  And I loved how he shared his art with the world by way of posters and stickers.  I began following similar tactics.  I found images in children's books and other sources which I began re-purposing for my own stickers and t-shirts.  After moving to San Francisco and meeting Dave Warnke, I was inspired to do less image appropriation and more development on my own characters.  I now have a small set of four characters which I use in most everything I do.

With these characters as a constant, I've been exploring different mediums in which I can represent them.  Primarily, I work with paints: acrylic, spray paint, paint pens.  And often, I use recycled materials as my canvas: windows, desk chairs, oven doors, etc.  More recently, I've been doing more wood sculpture pieces.  These pieces give my characters a new dimension and me a new challenge that was not present in my earlier paintings.  I enjoy working with my hands, and I love thinking of new ways I can render my characters for people to enjoy." ~ Mr. Rogers