Background:
I work out of my home studio in Bradenton, FL, and am an avid landscape painter and kayaker.
I grew up in the suburbs north of Boston where I 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. I was awarded a full-tuition scholarship for my senior high school portfolio in the National Scholastic Art Competition in 1972 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 around us.
At a very early age, I nearly drowned and was saved by my father. So vividly colorful and strangely pleasant was this brief experience that lasted only a few seconds, it has stuck in my memory for my entire life and is a constant influence on my artwork.
My paintings are representational and feature a wide variety of coastal landscape themes. Using strong contrasts of light and rich application of color, I focus on the play of light and the atmospheric mood of the scene in order to translate a moment of time and place to share with the viewer.
