The immediacy of drawing and its elemental nature are what I find most attractive about it. The connection that drawing in particular has to the past, going all the way back to the cave drawings at Lascaux, is what makes it still relevant for me today. I use mainly charcoal, graphite, pastel, and watercolor in my work. I draw from direct observation whenever possible but also utilize original reference photographs and digital technology. When drawing, I do not use projection or other mechanical aids. I prefer the immediacy of drawing and the look and feel of paper. I also like drawing directly on a wall. Like other contemporary artists, I have pushed the scale of my drawings outside what had been considered the norm previously. The notion of contrast is something that drives much of my thinking, in particular the contrast between traditional formal concerns and materials vs. contemporary media and ideas.