Greg grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. He and his wife, Katherine, moved to Quincy, California in 1979 and raised sons Ben and Peter. Living in a small artistic mountain community allowed Greg’s musicianship to thrive and also introduced him to the mountains, which would lead to his career in art. Ski mountaineering, alpine climbing and technical rock led him through the Sierra Nevada and then the Andes. In the mountains Greg began observing primitive rock art in-situ, and found great inspiration. Musicianship gave way to his new artistic expression in form, texture, and earth tones. “Time spent among the natural granite cathedrals, touching the art from thousands of years ago was my transitional period, I became aware of the interrelationship of natural beauty, layers of time, and my own human drive to express.”
Greg’s creative drive to frame his appreciation of the nature world, and his admiration of Fu-Tung Cheng’s architectural sculpture, led to working with concrete and acid staining. This direction has led to years of experimentation with materials, form, and texture. Designing and learning techniques, many borrowed from other mediums, became a road in itself. “These unlikely materials resonated with me. Sand, cement, stone, iron, copper, all are what the mountains are made of, and what primitive artists used as a ‘canvas’. ”The difficulty in learning the technical mastery over a medium is an important part of my continuing artistic growth. Maintaining the emotional content from concept through execution is my definition of success.”
In 2002 and 2003 Greg shifted from showing in galleries to focusing on outdoor art shows in the Southwest. His artwork is meant to be a statement to the importance of the natural world. “I enjoy dealing directly with people. It is important to me to see the work displayed in their own space. I’m fascinated with the interplay between architecture, the desert environment, and the use of art in the homes of the Southwest region.”