Say hello..............remain..............................................................all your faults in me.........................

In the Cosmo series entitled "Camminando Verso", I developed the figures of "everyman" and "everywoman" after the great modern painters such as Bacon, Warhol, and our very own Michael Snow. But the missing link in the chain of inspiration came through music and lyrics wafting into my studio from my daughter's room. I have listened to this artist since he burst onto the scene over a decade ago. My daughter insisted at the time ( she was a teen then) that this was art and not soon to be dismissed - she was absolutely right. The music, the haunting lyrics have crystallized over the years and have become seemingly more relevant with the passage of time. It is something to which all art aspires-that timelessness. Although APPARITIONS remains among his most recognizable works, I for one have been inspired by a number of pieces through the years. I want to add that on my last visit to Vancouver I was in the Vancouver art gallery and was reprimanded for trying to photograph the exquisite railing which is found on the cover of White Light Rock and Roll Review. Those collectors who have pieces in my Citta series should look for it. I managed to "remember" it and incorporate it into my work. In Vancouver, I'm represented by Artworks gallery, and Whiterock gallery.

And so I conclude by thanking a respected fellow Canadian artist by stating that just when you think it's all for nothing-it turns out it's helping someone, somewhere: many thanks, Matthew-it's all Good.