Native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, though studying art in the Midwest during college, I had a number of opportunities to exhibit in and around Trenton through much of the 80’s and was an active participant in the Trenton Artists Workshop Association (TAWA). In the late 90’s, I went back to grad school to study Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Since receiving Masters degrees in both disciplines, I have continued to produce art, including a line of note cards, as a side avocation while working primarily as a Landscape Architect. In 2012, responding to one of those insistent inner voices that would not be quieted, I began to paint again a little more consistently, bringing to my artwork the sensibilities of years spent designing the public realm.

I really enjoy paper, and work primarily in watercolor, pen and ink, and gouache, occasionally acrylic. Currently work falls predominantly in two series: Portraits of Life, and Etudes. The pieces in the first series start with a grid which is then overlaid by a more fluid, gestural layer. In some pieces the grid re-asserts itself; in others it remains largely in the background. The grid stands for the elements of structure in our lives – relationships, jobs, social commitments, interests. The gestural layer represents the energies and activities that grow out of, interact with, and inform that underlying structure. In recent pieces, calligraphic elements create the underlying grid, serving to intensify the dialogue between order and spontaneity

The second series of work are studies in color harmony and spatial tension. These pieces explore the balance and sometimes imbalance created by the juxtaposition of related hues or shifts in scale. In them, seemingly simple shapes may belie the complex relationships they present.

A show scheduled to open (and close) this coming Sunday, March 23, at the Vault Brewing Company in Yardley, is a springboard for further work I will be pursuing in France over the next couple of months. I will continue to work within the vocabulary of the two series note above, and I also will be starting to work on a third series that explores the locus of history, memory, and the current use of park spaces – the amazing dichotomy, in many cases, between a horrific past and an idyllic present. This trip is the fulfilment of a dream I’ve had for decades; and for me is an affirmation of the power of dreams to shape and inspire our actions. My sincere hope is that you will find something here that speaks to and affirms your own dreams while simultaneously affirming mine as well.