About the Artist

Here's a short video peek into my studio as I am working.

I love arranging things, isolating them for study. My inspiration comes from nature: fruit, flowers, leaves, birds. I enjoy simplicity, the spareness of a few objects, carefully observed.

When painting, the most fun is doing the backgrounds. They are freely improvised, a result of "playing" with paint: lots of layers, surprises, no rules, boundaries, or preconceptions. I follow what seems intriguing, maybe a color note, a texture, the suggestion of a mood. The freedom of the background balances the exactness of the realist subject.

I explore the blending of two worlds, the objective reality that we all experience and that of my own, personal improvisations. There is magic in the contemplation of where reality ends and imagination begins.

FEATURED IN:

American Art Collector

Southwest Art Magazine

The Artist's Magazine

International Artist Magazine

American Artist

  Acrylic Artist Maga zine

Watercolor Magazine

Better Homes and Gardens

805 Living

Ventana Magazine

Santa Barbara Seasons

Ojai Quarterly

Phoenix Home and Garden

Santa Fean

Sky West

  Much of my inspiration comes from the beautiful Ojai Valley in California where I live.

Studio visits may be arranged by appointment

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