You describe your artwork as an "active action painting". Since action painting in the traditional sense involves a large element of randomness, what is the random element/s in your paintings when you have the ability to video edit them to produce the end result?

When I describe my work as an "active action painting," I mean it in a more literal sense. One of the popular subjects of modern art has been the attempt to portray implied movement within a stagnant composition. Through the use of technology I have successfully introduced actual movement on the surface of the painting without any external projections. All the components are self-contained and embedded inside the work of art itself.

Maybe it's the innovative combination of traditional painting with forward-thinking new media technology, your bright color palette or the euphoric feeling of perpetual motion in your paintings. But I would best describe your paintings as "optimistic" (like how the discovery of atomic energy influenced post war abstract expressionists). What inherent feelings do you wish to convey in your pieces?

I think that there are many different psychological layers and ways a viewer could interpret my work. For example: the regeneration–degeneration aspects of the looped video, depicting the painting process which serves as a metaphor for the many different art, scientific, political, religious, and philosophical movements of the modern age. Also, to re-examine the status quo by dissecting it piece by piece to see what can be learned by it. I think it's instinctual for younger generations to want to tear down the establishment and rebuild it to their own liking. I also feel there is a direct correlation between the moving aspects of my painting and that of the fast paced speed of this age of information we live in (e.g. e-mail, instant messaging, the internet, satellite television, cell phones, etc.). The viewer is able to experience the painting process in a matter of seconds, as opposed to the weeks or months it may take me to actually paint the subject.

Since there is a strong digital aspect to your artwork, it seems like it would be tailor-made for display on the web. Have you ever had an online exhibition of your artwork? Do you feel that new media is a good vehicle for artists in general?

The internet provides a great tool to communicate the gist of what I'm trying to accomplish, but at the same time it's only a virtual simulation. I have participated in a number of online exhibitions and found it an invaluable tool that can reach a far greater audience and increase artist exposure. I also developed a website that contains video clips of my work which is far more advantageous than sending slides or reproductions. Of course, to truly experience my paintings I would prefer that the viewer see the work live.