Making and admiring art is for me at once re-energizing and defining, a release and an expression, therapeutic and engaging. I also enjoyed and found new meaning while helping other artists exhibiting their work and facilitating art lovers appreciating artwork as president of the Vienna International Centre Art Club. As a teacher I augmented my instruction with my art and, through specially designed lessons and assignments, encouraged my students to express themselves artistically.

While beauty in nature is my main model and inspiration, human virtues and aspirations also loom large in my work. This love for nature has spurred me to work on environmental pieces.

After I decide on an idea as the conceptual basis for a new piece, and extract the general form, I strive for flowing lines, grace, balance, and resolution. I try to exploit the medium with which I work and showcase its intrinsic qualities. My art is most successful when it awakes the viewer's imagination.

I believe in the need for a proper presence of art in society. Whether in helping to inspire, remind, express, imagine, or celebrate, the role art plays and its contribution to human endevours cannot be overstated.

My gratitude and appreciation goes to:
• Deborah RUMER (Art), Patricia PEARCE (Design), Edwin SEUBERT (Graphic Design), and Sam SANCHEZ (Web Design), teachers at College of San Mateo, California for their dedicated, creative, and professional guidance.
• Joyce, my precious, untiring, and multi-talented wife and my entire family for their unconditional support.
• Gerhard FOUSEK, a great artist and friend, for his inspiration, moral support and practical assistance.
• Saeed BEHNAM, who helped me plan and build my carving table and has been a smart and fun friend and supporter.
• All other artists and non-artists, alive and gone, who inspired or supported me with their work, words and deeds.