ai policy

process

my work is made by me. my digital drawings are drawn by hand on an ipad pro with apple pencil pro using procreate and adobe fresco. each line is placed deliberately in real time. i use the standard brushes and pens available in these apps, and i may make basic adjustments for publishing such as tone, contrast, or color. i do not use generative ai to create, invent, or complete the image.

my paintings and sculptures are likewise authored by me, through physical materials and lived process. they have their own visual language, developed over time, and i treat that stylistic development as part of the work.

how i use ai

i do use ai as a tool for thinking and writing. i use it the way i would use an english professor or a research assistant: to interrogate drafts, test clarity, challenge weak reasoning, and help me express what i actually mean. in that role it improves my work because the responsibility for the ideas, the structure, and the final wording remains mine.

i also place a high value on real-world examination and testing. i do not treat ai output as authority. i use it as a starting point, then i verify, revise, and ground decisions in observation, reading, and lived experience.

technology and responsibility

i am not opposed to new technologies. i care about responsibility in how they are used, especially where authorship, consent, and the livelihoods of working artists are involved.

the line

the line, for me, is authorship. when a model produces the primary image or text and the user mainly selects, prompts, or lightly edits, the work is no longer grounded in human attention and labor in the way i care about.

consent

consent is not optional, and it includes style. i do not grant permission for any of my work, including my digital drawings, paintings, sculptures, writing, or identifiable artistic style, to be scraped, ingested, or used to train or improve ai systems, or to generate “in the style of” outputs. this includes the use of my images to imitate, approximate, or reproduce the visual language of my paintings.

i consider the use of artists’ work and stylistic signatures without explicit permission to be ethically unacceptable.

i recognize enforcement is imperfect. this page states my intent and the terms under which my work may be used.

practical permissions

collectors, galleries, and writers are welcome to photograph and share my work for standard purposes such as documentation, review, and promotion, with credit.