It has always been my custom to make images of my surroundings.  I have been amazed at the diverse appearance of areas located in close proximity to major cities.  After moving only ten minutes from one area of Los Angeles to another, I felt as if it were like moving to Porto Fino, Italy.  The homes and landscape had a Mediterranean air and were strongly imbued with a sense of fantasy. 
 

Over the years I experimented with various media and content, but I always returned to the view from my window.  In retrospect, the images grew to represent a desire for security -- a safe and beautiful "home," free from urban blight and the problems of this rapidly changing part of the world. 
 

The intaglio prints shown here are part of a suite of etchings from the nineties.  They represent cityscapes where color represents the intensity of life in the areas in which I have lived.  Often the image is somewhat abstracted to create a solid and simple design.