Born &
Raised:
New York City
Training:
Received a Bachelors
and Masters Degree in Fine Art; High School of Art & Design – NYC;
University of Hartford; Cornell University; Academy of Art College
- San Francisco; Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design; Columbia Pacific
University; Cape School of Art – Henry Hensche
Major Influences:
Henry Hensche, American
Impressionist and master of light and color; Rudolph Schaeffer, taught
eastern and western aesthetics
Favorite Painters:
Claude Monet, J.M.W..
Turner, James McNeill Whistler, Henry Hensche, Wolf Kahn
Shows:
Crocker Art Museum,
Sacramento, CA 2001, 2003; The Cornell Museum of Art & History, Florida;
Chroma Gallery, Fair Oaks, CA; The Lawson Gallery, Seattle WA; Studio B
Gallery, Burlingame, CA; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Gallery, CA;
Michael Ingmar Gallery, NYC; Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Galleries:
Chroma Gallery
Teaching:
Founded the School
of Light & Color, Fair Oaks, CA; Weekly classes and 3-5 day workshops
available at The School of Light & Color; 3-5 Day Workshops taught
throughout the U.S.; Lectures and demonstrates to museums, colleges, and
art associations; PBS feature segment, KVIE – TV, Northern California
Awards:
Full Scholarship,
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, 1980; 12 paintings in the permanent
collection of The Cornell Museum of Art & History, Florida; Author
of the book “Capturing Radiant Color in Oils”, North Light Books; Feature
articles in American Artist Magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, International
Artist, Guide to the Arts, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Magazine
"I’m interested
in seeing and painting how full spectrum color creates the quality of light
in each painting -a sunny, cloudy, hazy. or foggy day. I love to
paint luminous planes of color that create form, atmosphere and distance."
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