My lifelong passion for painting and drawing has become a full time obsession since my retirement from academic life in 2013. Since then I have studied classical painting technique at the Guild Art Center in Northampton and at the Academy of Realist Art in Boston. Every painting is a new challenge. I continue to learn with each brushstroke. I work primarily in oils but also in charcoal and pastel. Among contemporary artists, my paintings have been influenced by Randall Deihl, Scott Prior and Jane Lund, whose work is representative of the neorealist school of regional art in Western Massachusetts. I am irresistibly drawn to Vermeer and Hopper, who capture the holiness of light in intimate moments of solitude and reflection. I look upon art as more of a craft than a means for spontaneous expression. For me, the work itself is a form of meditation. It is a creative process that absorbs the hand and heart. I am informed and humbled by centuries of tradition and inspired by contemporary artists who have mastered their medium and whose visions have enriched our perceptions of the world we inhabit.
Namequoit Morning, oil on canvas, 16"x20"
Twilight at Gillis Farm, oil on linen panel, 16" x 20"
Our Lady of Situations, oil on linen panel, 16"x20"
Ducks in a Row, oil on panel 11"x14"
Summer's End, oil on linen panel, 9"x12"
Last Light, oil on canvas 16"x20"
Morning Ritual, oil on canvas 20"x24"
Midsummer Evening, oil on canvas, 16"x20"
Closed for the Season, oil on canvas 16"x20"
Night Game, oil on canvas 18"x24"
Private Collection
Snow's Landing, oil on canvas, 16"x20"
Open All Nite, oil on canvas, 16"x20"
Desperadoes, oil on panel 11"x14"
Shoulder Season, oil on panel, 16"x20"
Lone Star Kingdom, oil on canvas, 16"x20"
Evening on the Charles, oil on linen, 8"x10"
Paperwhites, oil on canvas, 16"x20"
Hopper's House, oil on canvas, 16"x20"
private collection
Red Line, oil on canvas 24"x48"
On the Lee Shore, oil on canvas 16"x20"
Purple Tops, oil on canvas 16"x20"
Tis the Season, oil on panel, 16"x20"
The Kid, pen and ink, 8"x10"
Roxy, pastel drawing, 8"x10"
The Apostle, charcoal drawing 9"x12"
Professional Artist Juried Memberships
Copley Society of Art, Boston, MA
Master Artist Member, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
Recent Shows and Exhibits
Cape Cod Art Center, Master Artists' Show, 2024
Copley Society of Art, Small Works, Glow, 2024
South Shore Art Center, Points of Departure, national open juried show, 2023
Cape Cod Art Center, All New England, National open juried show, 2023
Plymouth Center for the Arts, 56th Annual Juried Art Show, 2023
Cape Cod Art Center, Day and Night, juried members show, 2023
Cape Cod Art Center, Windows and Doors, juried members show, 2023
Cape Cod Art Center, Coast to Coast, National open juried show, 2023
Rockport Art Association and Museum, Annual National juried show, 2022
Plymouth Center for the Arts, 55th Annual Juried Art Show, 2022
North Shore Art Association, Open Juried Show, Exhibit New England, 2022
Falmouth Art Center, Summer Open Juried Show, 2022
Cape Cod Art Center, Juried Members Show, Town or Country, 2022
Copley Society of Art, Summer Open Juried Members Show, Horizons, 2022
Provincetown Art Association, Members Open, 2022
Copley Society of Art, Small Works, Encounter New England, 2022
Copley Society of Art, New Juried Members Show, 2022
Copley Society of Art, Fall Open Juried Members Show, Seasonal Changes, 2021
Cape Cod Art Center, Juried Members Show, Minimalism, 2021
Cape Cod Art Center Open Juried Show, The National, 2021
Cape Cod Art Center, Juried Members Show, Wind, Waves and Sand, 2021
Copley Society of Art, New Juried Members Show, 2021
Copley Society of Art, Small Works, Kaleidoscope, 2020
Copley Society of Art, Small Works, Rhythm and Hues, 2020
Cape Cod Art Center, Juried Members Show, Through Your Eyes, 2020
Provincetown Art Association, Members Open, 2020
Cape Cod Art Center, Open Juried Show, All New England, 2019
Cape Cod Art Center, Juried Members Show, My Happy Place, 2019
Cape Cod Art Center, Juried Members Show, Windows and Doors, 2019
Cape Cod Art Center, Open Juried Show, The National, 2019
Cape Cod Art Center, Juried Members Show, Favorite Things, 2019
Cape Cod Art Center, Juried Members Show, Nautical and Nice, 2019
Provincetown Art Association, Members Open, 2019
Awards
Best Landscape, Evening at Gillis Farm, Cape Cod Art Center, All New England, national juried show, 2023
Second Place Oil/Acrylic, Snow's Landing, Cape Cod Art Center, Day and Night, juried members show, 2023
Honorable Mention, Desperados, Cape Cod Art Center, Coast to Coast, national juried show, 2023
People's Choice Award, Desperados, Cape Cod Art Center, Coast to Coast, national juried show, 2023
Articles and Reviews:
Artscope Magazine, January 2021
The Palette, July, 2023