Artist Statement and Biography
I am currently based in Manhasset, New York though grew up in San Francisco. After living in Columbus, Ohio and Washington DC, my family settled in New York and I worked on Wall Street for 25 years. I always had an interest in art, inspired by my mother and endlessly sketched as a child, first horses, then ballet dancers. Throughout my career, I steadily accumulated pictures from magazines and newspapers to sketch, though that rarely happened with two children. So art took a backseat until I retired in 2009. I then began more formalized study in drawing and oil painting and now take several classes a week. I started painting with Steve Lampasona and currently study with Howard Rose, Donald Huber and Kyle Blumenthal. I am a member of several art associations and actively participate in shows. Art has become a very important part of my life.
Initially, my work focused on realistic subjects, drawing from diverse sources. I then moved on to landscapes, mountains, rural scenes, often in Vermont, and on the Hamptons seacoast. I have also been fortunate to work with several talented photographers. Increasingly my paintings are more textured and more abstract. I use oil paint exclusively, generally on canvas. Most recent pieces demonstrate the use of a palette knife to achieve different effects.
Art Resume
2018
Manhasset Art Association
-Spring Member Show; March, 2018: First Honorable Mention
Association Treasurer
The Art Guild of Port Washington
-Blue; juried show; February, 2018
The National Art League
-Open show; juried entry; May, 2018
Art League of Nassau County
-Member show; March, 2018
Exhibition Chairman
2017
Manhasset Art Association
-Spring Member Show, April, 2017: Award of Merit
-Fall Member Show, November, 2017: Third Honorable Mention
The Art Guild of Port Washington
-Works on Paper, juried show; February, 2017
-America; juried show; April 2017
-Member Show, November, 2017
The National Art League
-Student show; January, 2017; Award of Merit
-Big and Small show; February, 2017
-Month of March show; March, 2017
-Member show; November, 2017
-Student show; January, 2017
Art League of Nassau County
-Member show; February, 2017
-Member show; December, 2017, Award of Merit
2016
Manhasset Art League, Members Show, Honorable Mention
East Hampton Guild Clothesline Art show
Art League of Nassau County, Fall Members Show
The Art Guild, Fins and Feathers Show, Juried Entry
The Art Guild of Port Washington, Juried Destinations Show
Art League of Nassau County, Members Show: The Jacqueline Weyn Award for Best in Show
Manhasset Art Association, Members Show
National Art League, Big and Small Works Show
National Art League, Month of March show
Barnes Art Gallery, Group Show
Artist Member Exhibition, Guild Hall East Hampton
National Art League, Juried Open Show
2015
The Art Guild of Port Washington, Member Show, Second Place
National Art League, Student Show, Certificate of Merit
National Art League, Members Show; Certificate of Merit
National Art League, Big and Small Show
National Art League, Month of March Show
Art League of Nassau County, Members Show
Manhasset Art Association, Members Show
Clothesline Art Fair, Guild Hall East Hampton
Group show with three other artists, Rockville Center Library
2014
National Art League, Student Show, Certificate of Excellence
National Art League, Juried Open Show
National Art League, Big and Small Show
National Art League, Month of March Show
National Art League, Members Show
Manhasset Art Association, Member Exhibit
Art League of Nassau County, Member Show
The Art Guild of Port Washington, Member Show
Trapani Art Show, Trapani Gallery
2013
National Art League, Student Show, Certificate of Merit
Chelsea Mansion, Invitational Art Exhibit
Invitational Art Exhibit, The Atria in Roslyn
The Art Guild of Port Washington, Member Show
2012
Invitational Art Exhibit, The Atria in Roslyn
The Art Guild of Port Washington, Member Show
2010 and 2011
The Art Guild of Port Washington, Nember Show