Art for me offers a glimpse into another reality. I look for interesting images or compositions in everyday life. Subjects include landscapes, architectural details, vegetables displayed at a farmers market, flowers either growing in nature or part of a still life arrangement, as well as personal interchanges between people in public. I find beauty within both sparse simplicity or lush elegance and am especially drawn to vivid colors. Above all I strive to present a fresh artistic vision.

Creative influences include painters as well as photographers working in color. Artists whose work I admire include Robert Bechtle, William Beckman, Richard Bolingbroke, Sandro Botticelli, Edward Burtynsky, Lenore Chinn, Mitchell Confer, Richard Diebenkorn, William Eggleston, David Hockney, Edward Hopper, Robert Morgan, Georgia O’Keefe, Joel Meyerowitz, Richard Misrach, Leslie Kenneth Price, Jon Rife, Stephen Shore and Jan Vermeer.

Though I came late in life to art, I have always been visually oriented. While I may lack what it takes to create something from nothing using paint and brushes, I do have the innate ability to recognize an esthetically pleasing photo-based composition.

In a society that too often values material goods above human welfare, art is frequently considered a luxury limited to the wealthy few and gauged by its ability to command stratospheric prices. I reject this narrow proposition and affirm the necessity and importance of beauty in the lives of all people.

I want my work to remain affordable. I am committed to quality, utilizing the best available paper and inks. Each image is offered in a unique edition and will not be reissued in a different print size or incorporated into an auxiliary product such as a poster, stationery, greeting card, etc.

My work is currently available on textured watercolor paper in three sizes. The smallest ink jet prints are 12” x 16” and the largest 24” x 36”. The edition sizes range from 100 to 30 and the individual images are priced from $125 to $450. I am willing to negotiate flexible payment terms with prospective buyers.