In my late teens, cars, especially custom cars and hot rods, occupied much of my life. This 1952 Chevy was purchased in 1953 and endured constant working, reworking and customizing. The body type was similar to other General Motors cars of the same period. I searched junk yards for parts from other Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks and Cadillacs. Headlight rims were from a Mercury. Grill from 1953 Chevy. Tail lights from a 1956 Corvette. One piece windshield from an Oldsmobile. The suspension was modified to lower the car about three inches front and rear. Dual exhaust pipes were routed through the lower body under the rear doors. Door handles were removed and replaced with a tool carried on the key chain. Much of the chrome trim was removed and holes filled. As many vertical elements as possible were removed or hidden to give the car a long and low look. I installed seat belts because I realized they held me in position on the bench style seat and provided some security. This was in the nineteen-fifties, before safety equipment, radial tires, bucket seats and many other things. The car was always a work in progress and never really completed. This sketch was created during that period.

Ceramic sculpture of stylized head of man. Completed during undergraduate program. Bachelor degree completed in 1961.

Ceramic sculpture of stylized head of a man. Completed during undergraduate study.

Carved walnut wood sculpture of abstract angelic figure. Completed during undergraduate program.

Carved walnut wood sculpture of abstract angelic figure. Completed during undergraduate program.

Carved walnut wood sculpture of abstract angelic figure. Completed during undergraduate program.

Carved walnut wood sculpture of abstract angelic figure. Completed during undergraduate program.

Nine pieces of wheel thrown and hand built pottery. Completed during masters study. This is a small sample of the many pieces completed. The focus of work in ceramics was on development of high fire glazes. Among this group are blue and green crystal glazed bottles and three ash glazed bowls.

Acrylic - Assemblage painting on two connected canvas panels with attached elements. Early work during masters study. Experimenting with materials, space and asymmetrical balance.

Acrylic - Assemblage painting on canvas with attached elements. Work completed during masters study. Round textured area was constructed by gluing heavy paper cut out shapes to the canvas. Round dot was cut from a toy ball. Experimenting with asymmetrical balance and variations in value. This was completed in the sixties; pop, op, and other trends were influential.

Acrylic - Assemblage painting on canvas. Work completed during masters program. Texture created by gluing heavy paper cut out shapes to the canvas. This project is more symmetrical after working on asymmetrical paintings.

Acrylic on canvas painting. Experimenting with flat color fields and hard edges. Heavily influenced by pop art and other trends of the period. Completed during masters program.

Acrylic on canvas painting of four carousel horses. Completed during masters degree work. Heavily influenced by art trends of the sixties. Carousel has always been the most popular and probably the best work from that period. Masters degree completed 1968.

Acrylic on canvas painting. Experimenting with the picture plane and optical manipulation. Elephant on the front and plants behind the picture plane. Completed during masters study. Heavily influenced by art trends of the sixties.

Two sterling silver rings made with the lost wax casting process. Completed during the masters program.

Sterling silver ring constructed from a lost wax casting and a formed  and worked silver sheet soldered in place. Completed during masters program.

Cast sterling silver ring with bezel mounted black star sapphire. Completed during masters work.

Sterling silver necklace with beads. Constructed during masters degree grogram.

Acrylic on canvas painting of four ghosts in a boat. All gray colors. Completed in 1968, soon after completion of masters degree program.

Light box with acrylic panel one of four. Series created for a post graduate design class. Panels created with acrylic plastic colors and solvents. White diffuser panel and lights with switch. Walnut wood frame.

Light box with acrylic panel two of four. Series created for a post graduate design class. Panels created with acrylic plastic colors and solvents. White diffuser panel and lights with switch. Walnut wood frame.

Light box with acrylic panel three of four. Series created for a post graduate design class. Panels created with acrylic plastic colors and solvents. White diffuser panel and lights with switch. Walnut wood frame.

Light box with acrylic panel four of four. Series created for a post graduate design class. Panels created with acrylic plastic colors and solvents. White diffuser panel and lights with switch. Walnut wood frame.

Light boxes with acrylic panel group of four. Series created for a post graduate design class. Panels created with acrylic plastic colors and solvents. White diffuser panel and lights with switch. Walnut wood frame.

Batik dyed cotton cloth pillows, Grannie design. Series developed for a post graduate design class.

Batik dyed cotton cloth pillows, Grannie design. Series developed for a post graduate design class.

Batik dyed cotton cloth pillows, Guys design. Series developed for a post graduate design class.

Batik dyed cotton cloth pillows, Hippies design. Series developed for a post graduate design class.

This assortment of jewelry is a small sample of that produced. These were produced during a four year period, 1974 - 1978, teaching jewelry making at Mohave Community College, Arizona.

Blue agate and sterling silver, constructed ring, produced during a four year period, 1974 - 1978, while teaching jewelry making at Mohave Community College, Arizona.

Arizona fire agate and constructed sterling silver ring, produced during a four year period, 1974 - 1978, while teaching jewelry making at Mohave Community College, Arizona.

Turquoise agate and constructed copper ring, produced during a four year period, 1974 - 1978, while teaching jewelry making at Mohave Community College, Arizona.

Pink agate and constructed sterling silver ring, produced during a four year period, 1974 - 1978, while teaching jewelry making at Mohave Community College, Arizona.

Sterling silver ring made with the lost wax casting process, produced during a four year period, 1974 - 1978, while teaching jewelry making at Mohave Community College, Arizona.

Green agate and constructed sterling silver ring, produced during a four year period, 1974 - 1978, while teaching jewelry making at Mohave Community College, Arizona.

Four lathe turned wood bowls.

Table designed and built for Wayne, at Arizona State University.

Film dryer designed and built for the art department at Arizona State University.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Tail.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Turtle.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Mouse.

Digital rework derived from a photo of the black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Finch.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Salmon 1.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Salmon 7.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Salmon 6.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Salmon 8.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Salmon 5.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Salmon 3.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Salmon 4.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Salmon 2.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Splash 7.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Splash 6.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Splash 4.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Splash 1.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Splash 2.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Splash 3.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Splash 5.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, Splash 8.

Ink on paper gesture drawing, Hello.

Black ink on paper high energy gesture drawing, ToothFairy.

Pastel sketch on paper of live model, 1.

Black ink, felt pen, sketch on paper of live model, 2.

Designed wine labels for Oregon winery, Champoeg. Two part labels were designed to be more economical than unique label for each individual type and year.

CC09 Logo hawk, black on a white background.

CC08 MaxKafe Signature Logo Black White

CC08 Combined logo with hawk and MaxKafe signature, black, gray on white background.

CC08 Combined logo with hawk and MaxKafe signature, black, white, with gray background.

CA05 Fractal generated from a paisley design

CT01 Turtle, digital graphic derived from a photo of the original ink drawing.

CC03 Elephant digital graphic developed from a photo of the original painting.

CC03 digital graphic derived from elephant acrylic painting. This version has a transparent background.

CC02 Rooster digital rework of a photo of the original painting.

CC01 Carousel digital rework of a photo of the original painting.

CC04 Ghosts digital rework of a photo of the original painting.

CC04 Ghosts digital graphic derived from a photo of the original painting.

CC10 Graphic design for painting, in grays. The FIB concept started as a minimalist figure in a box. It could be scaled up for architectural applications.

CC10 FIB graphic design for painting, black and white. The FIB concept started as a minimalist figure in a box. It could be scaled up for architectural applications.

CC22 DFG original pencil sketch of minimalist dancing figure.

CC22 DFG digital sketch for a painting, black and white. The DFG concept began as a minimalist dancing figure.

CC22 DFG4 digital line drawing in black and white. The DFG concept began as a minimalist dancing figure.

CC22 DFG4 digital graphic with brown and red colors. The DFG concept began as a minimalist dancing figure.

CC22 DFG6 digital graphic in brown coffee and red colors. The DFG concept began as a minimalist dancing figure.

CC22 DFG8 digital graphic in brown coffee and red colors. The DFG concept began as a minimalist dancing figure.

CC11 ERM graphic design for painting, full spectrum of grays. The ERM concept began as a minimalist concept using empty rooms.

MK12CA01 Original sketch for AMI2 graphic design, pencil on graph paper.

MK12CA02 Original sketch for the heart graphic design. Pencil on graph paper. The design is derived from the AMI shape.

MK16CC21 AMI Outline digital graphic of the AMI shape. This shape first appeared in my sketches in 2008 or 2009. It was drawn and redrawn as I explored different uses for it. It was refined by drawing on heavy paper and cutting. The first paintings using the AMI shape were completed in 2009. I believe it is an important original shape. It has no straight line segments and no constant radius curves. It does not refer to or represent anything. It is original and unique. It continues to be a basis for new experiments. 

MK16CC21 AMI8 Outline digital graphic derived from a photo of the AMI8 painting in process. The completed painting is dark gray with white lines.

CC21 AMI8 Coral Turquoise Beige Brown

MK16CC21 AMI8 Four Brown Coffee Colors plus Red.

CC21 AMI8 Coffee Colors plus Red version two

MK16CC21 AMI8 Red Blue Black  I love to play with optical art. This is pretty excessive. It hurts to see it on a big screen. I am fascinated by the relationship between certain reds and blues.

MK17CC21_AMI9 with outlines of stripes spaced like stripes pattern design MK12L001.

MK17CC2111 AMI9 graphic design with stripe pattern adapted from MK12L00111.

MK17CC2106 AMI9 graphic design with stripes similar to the MK12L00106 design. The color order has been changed for the AMI shape.

MK17CC2108 AMI9 graphic design with stripes from the MK12L00108 design.

MK17CC2122 AMI9 graphic design with stripes from the MK12L00122 pattern design.

MK17CC2120 AMI9 graphic design with stripes from the MK12L00120 design.

MK17CC2101 AMI9 graphic design with stripes adapted from the pattern MK12L00101.

MK18CC21 AMI9 graphic design with stripes adapted from the pattern MK12L001. This version continues my experiments with the visual effects of some combinations of blue and red.

KLPR0012 photo of a reflection in a window, version one. This is a reflection that I see almost every day. It is always different. This view can only be seen from a very limited point of reference. I never tire of it. Like a good painting, it is always interesting. The window has at least two panes of glass and there is a dark curtain behind it.

KLPR0013 Photo Reflection

KLPR0021 Photo Reflection

KLPR0348 photo of a reflection in a window. This is a reflection that I see often. It is always different. The window has at least two panes of glass and there is an open stairwell behind it. The photo was taken with a simple digital camera on a bright sunny day.

KLPR0346 photo of a reflection in a window. The window has at least two panes of glass and there is an open stair well behind it.

KLPR0347 photo of a reflection in a window. The window has at least two panes of glass and there is an open stair well behind it.

MK16CC21 AMI17 Line graphic of seventeen AMI shapes in four individual orientations and sixteen different one to one relationships. This graphic evolved from a project that explored ways to use one object. The project produced several ideas that were used in patterns. This version is black outlines with a transparent background.

MK16CC21 AMI17 Line graphic of seventeen AMI shapes in four individual orientations and sixteen different one to one relationships. This version fills some areas with primary colors, red, yellow, blue and black; and over-lapping areas with secondary colors .

MK16CC21 AMI17 Line graphic of seventeen AMI shapes in four individual orientations and sixteen different one to one relationships. This version fills some areas with four brown coffee colors and leaves some areas transparent.

MK16CC21 AMI17 Line graphic of seventeen AMI shapes in four individual orientations and sixteen different one to one relationships. This version fills some areas with four grays and leaves some areas transparent.

MK16CC21 AMI17 Line graphic of seventeen AMI shapes in four individual orientations and sixteen different one to one relationships. This version fills some areas with black and leaves some areas transparent.

MK16CC21 AMI17 Line graphic of seventeen AMI shapes in four individual orientations and sixteen different one to one relationships. This version fills some areas with #999999 Gray and leaves some areas transparent.

MK16CC21 AMI17 Line graphic of seventeen AMI shapes in four individual orientations and sixteen different one to one relationships. This version fills some areas with Cyan and leaves some areas transparent.

MK16CC21 AMI17 Line graphic of seventeen AMI shapes in four individual orientations and sixteen different one to one relationships. This version fills some areas with #6B1C36 Red and leaves some areas transparent.