My painting blends realism and abstraction, drawing inspiration from land, sea, and the human presence. My work reflects a sense of place, with color used to convey emotion and shaped by time spent in Italy, India, New York, and now California.

Working from my sunny studio, I paint, exhibit, and share my love of art through workshops, artist talks, jurying exhibitions, and consulting. I offer painting workshops for both groups and individuals. My work has been exhibited in galleries and museums and is included in private and public collections in the U.S. and abroad.

After two decades as a professor, I now fully dedicate myself to creating art and engaging others in the creative process. My writing has appeared in more than fifteen journal articles, and I have given over fifty presentations to artists, educators, administrators, and the general public.

I enjoy sharing my love of art with people of all ages and backgrounds. Art is essential, vital to our lives as individuals and to the culture we create together.

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Artist Statement

My paintings explore the shifting essence of landscape, how it is both seen and felt. From recognizable vistas of land and water to abstracted impressions of space, I work with a palette shaped by seasonal change and inner emotional landscapes.

I often merge multiple perspectives within a single canvas: the view from solid ground, the sensation of soaring through the air, or the imagined vantage point of looking at Earth from space. These shifts in viewpoint allow me to play with spatial perception and invite new ways of seeing the world.

Each painting begins with thin, poured layers of paint. The process is one of experiment and discovery: deciding which accidents to preserve, which to conceal, and how to draw the viewer into a newly imagined world. This stage is playful and deeply engaging. Layer by layer, I seek to create order within chaos.

I strive to make the finished work feel as though it arrived effortlessly in a single moment. Yet the process is physical. I love the tension between the give of canvas and the force of brushes, rollers, and palette knives. Over time, the surface may become dense and textured, built slowly on heavy-duty canvas and wooden stretchers that I construct myself. These sturdy foundations support the years a single painting may take to complete.

Sometimes, though rarely, a painting simply happens. In those moments, years of effort crystallize into something unexpected and alive.