Don't think sign art is "art?" A serious sign artist isn't into replication, but rather finding, sharing, creating contacts and contexts we all share or know about. Too academic? Sign art is like Happy Hour. Everyone has their own seat or barstool. A catch phrase. A way of looking at things. A sign artist bar doodles, paints up and sells his or hers. There are classics...blood truths...falling off your barstool moments we all share that an artist puts the words, color and rope on. I'll expand this and tell you an Old Florida style artist is OK with bleeding into their own rum and laughing til margaritas bubble out the nose. And seriously, ice chips don't "bubble" well. Being a proper sign artist is a bold act of self ownership. Giving the world your personal thesaurus, intimate roadmap and worn heart is a bold act. Jimmy Buffett's lyrics didn't invent the bar sign. Consider the soul that makes tropical rock sustaining started with a bar sign. A bar doodle. A way of life. A bold, expansive "look at this" from the perspective of the lone person on a lone barstool. I say this often and paint it less often---My Journey of 1,000 miles began with one barstool. When you buy my work, you're buying a journey. It is often--your own. And that's why sign art is ART.

Respect it. Laugh at it. Recognize your own "messy life" with alternate world of used dogs, rum storms, bad neighbors, odd happenings and always, always true love in every moment you care to open your heart and let it come out and play.