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Whether as a child or during the first part of your career, who or what were your earliest artistic influences?

In first grade, I found that I could draw cowboys.

Now I draw saloon girls.

Would you say your work is driven more by form or content?

As in, does it develop from an idea/seek to express an idea, or is it moreabout formal aspects, like shape/color etc. It's all about desire.
 
How does your environment (i.e. hometown, cityscapes, rural landscapes, etc.) affect your creative process and subsequent work?

Inspiration is everywhere.
    
You subvert various corporate logos, mascots, cartoon characters, advertising text and signage in your work. Why do you utilizeconsumerist imagery in your work?

Because those things have already been market-tested.

To you, do these sources reflect American culture or is it more
universal?

Definitely American.

The attractive women you depict in the paintings shown at theBowman/Bloom Gallery remind me of the depictions of women from the Vargas Girls/pin up girl era of the 1940's and 50's. What was the inspiration behind these pieces?

Yes, well, I was born in 1950, so that kind of imagery seems “primal” to me.
 
What is the relationship between your depictions of coquette-ish women and the other sources you find inspiration from (i.e. automobiles, branding, etc)?

Exhibitionism & voyeurism is theelementary dialectic; the rest is play --redeeming pornography (showing only the rare kiss, without private parts), revisiting classic themes (a nudepinup in sneakers with a water bottle is “The Water Bearer”), seeking hidden meanings (lemonade is like pee). Romance is intimate; so are my paintings.