about Michael

I spent most of my life in New Jersey until 2013, when my wife and I moved to Boulder, Colorado. Here, living along the foothills of the Rockies, I have felt a kind of creative freedom that I had never felt before.

In my paintings I play with planning and chance—and all the problem-solving and sense-making that comes in between. Bold and daring colors drive me, but so does subtlety: hints of movement, traces of color, revealing themselves in layers upon layers.

I hope you enjoy the paintings on this site. For inquiries about commissioned work or about purchasing any of the available paintings, please send a message on the contact page.

When I hesitate, I do not paint. When I paint, I do not hesitate.
— Jean Paul Riopelle