After working in the corporate and non-profit worlds for several years, I began painting full-time in 2002. I’ve lived in cities throughout the US and one in Canada, providing me with the opportunity to study art in several cities.
I’ve studied art at several institutions including the Art Students League of New York (NYC), Palette and Chisel Art Academy (Chicago), Vancouver Art Guild (British Columbia), Brookline Arts Center (Brookline, MA), and the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis). My formal degrees are in business administration (a B.S. from the Univ. Of Minnesota) and historic preservation (an M.S. from the Univ. Of Vermont). I live and work in the city of Cleveland in the Ohio City neighborhood.
Painting for me is a problem solving process as well as a means for artistic expression. I manipulate forms and colors, exploring the way they work together on the canvas, whether they are part of a still life, landscape or life study. My goal is not necessarily to represent something realistically, but to make the elements of the painting work together, providing what I hope will be an engaging, lively experience for a viewer.
I typically use a photo as a starting point for my compositions, considering the reinterpretation of the scene to be part of the creative process. I like to work quickly and as loosely as possible, and by using acrylic paints, which are fast drying, I find that I get the most satisfying results.
BIOGRAPHY
