In the early 70’s, my father worked privately as a safety engineer, consultant and investigator. His clients were attorneys in civil cases involving personal injury or death. I was an adolescent at the time and often accompanied my father to lend a hand with the tape measure or help record measurements. He would visually document the sites and all the relevant details with a Polaroid camera.

My father’s forensic photographs were often crudely composed and illuminated with a flash. Subjects included broken stairs, cracked sidewalks or busy intersections. Each image, was imbued with a narrative of misfortune. Collectively they described a world of chaos and human vulnerability and fragility.

Several of the paintings are based on recollections of photos taken by him in his investigations. I call them "Case File Paintings".

Others are based on photographs taken locally and in Japan.