Background:
I work out of my home studio in Bradenton, FL, and am a naturalistic landscape and wildlife painter. Painting has been part of my life since childhood and has been influenced by three significant experiences:
1. Almost drowned at the age of five which was a very pleasant, visual and colorful experience that has stuck in my memory for my entire life and made color a key element in my work.
2. Moved from the city to the country at the age of 7 gave me a sense of wonder and excitement for the nature of fields, woods and water around me.
3. Developed a strong interest in drawing and painting as a teen and pursued of my love for landscape painting through plein-air studies in the Gloucester and Rockport areas.
In 1972, I was awarded a full-tuition scholarship for my senior high school portfolio in the National Scholastic Art Competition to attend Boston University's School of Visual Arts where I completed both a BFA in painting in 1976 and a MFA in studio arts education in 1981. I went on to teach for eight years in the Canton and Medfield Massachusetts High School Art Programs followed by 40 years serving in various sales and support roles in the software technology industry.
I am a member of the Artists Guild of Anna Maria Island and a former Signature Artist Member and President of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society and an Artist Member of the Cape Cod Art Association. I have received awards in numerous group shows, and have had several one-person shows, and am represented in several private collections.
Artist Statement:
Painting has been a life-long friend that enables me to celebrate the beauty and wonder of nature in the places and subjects around us.
My paintings are representational and feature a wide variety of coastal landscape scenes and subjects. Using strong contrasts of light and rich application of color, I focus on the play of light and mood in order to translate a moment of time and experience to share with the viewer.
