Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and having worked 30 years at Ford Motor Company, Joe retired and decided to pursue his interest in airbrushing. He uses a lot of time to explore and intensify his artistic abilities, as well as to network with other artists as a member of the Pinole Artisans of California.
One day in Monterey, CA, Joe saw several murals that looked like photographs. Joe, a former muralist himself, was interested in the techniques used and took a basic class on airbrushing were he learned about the airbrush as a tool. From there, Joe explored airbrush painting with more intensity, detail, and with a “fantasy like” interpretation of everyday images. Only in the past couple of years has he been creating works so detailed and unique that it instantly captures your attention.
Joe takes a photograph of things that will inspire his paintings and serve as a reference for details. Nature’s creations, photographs, calendar landscapes, and other images are often brought together in his paintings. He often layers several images to create dimension. Using eye catching colors and objects, drawn through the layers of images, reveals detail where the color and depth flourish.
