STATEMENT
As far back as I can remember, even as a child, I was fascinated by light and shadow. The changes in the light during the day and the changes from one season to another interested me,
My artwork deals with those issues. When I am in nature I feel spiritually connected to a power greater than myself. Most recently I have done a series of trees and rooftops in different seasons, times of day and changing light The views are not of whole streets and paths but of clipped views of the subject that interested me.
Sometimes when I take a walk to look for inspiration I take photos of different views. Sometimes I put two or more together to form a piece of art that reminds me of the several views I saw along the way…
I like to study one subject matter until I feel finished with it, like trees, rooftops, staircases and roads.
BIOGRAPHY
I have had five solo shows in the Chelsea District of NY. I also exhibited at Queens Council on the Arts, the Queens Museum, Omni Gallery in Long Island, Anthony Giordano Gallery, Long Island, Marymount College, Manhattan, St Peter's Church Gallery, Manhattan, Hal Katzen Gallery, Soho, PS1 MOMA, Long Island City, New York and Aldrich Museum, Connecticut.
I had an artist grant at PS1 MOMA, which led to the birth of Independent Studios 1, the first artists co-op in Long Island City. I was a founding member. I was accepted to the Macdowell colony and did a visiting artist program in the New York City school system in the South Bronx. This was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. I attended Queens College and was a fine art major. I got a BA. I studied with Louis Finkelstein, Charles Cajori, and John Ferren. Then I went to the New York Studio School and studied with Mercedes Matter, Milton Resnick, and Leland Bell. I attended The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and there studied with Walter Murch and Elmer Bischoff. I also attended the Aspen School of Contemporary Art and at the end of the summer traveled to New Mexico and visited Georgia O’Keeffe.