The Art

My approach to painting basically explores blending contemporary representational imagery with the abstract. The goal is to visually merge the best qualities of both styles by utilizing a mix of media, texture, color, and strong composition – to capture the sense of a place in time through its color and light, rather than just “rendering” a specific location.

I try to use powerful brushwork and

bold color relationships to create complex organic textures. I work with encaustic, oil, and acrylics, often combining them, to achieve unique, vibrant, translucent surfaces with strong graphic qualities that engage viewers. I like the idea of visually stimulating curiosity - to get close, touch and feel the surfaces, connect with the work in an almost physical way as well as a visually satisfying one.

   Education:

1. •Akademie voor Kunst,  Eindhoven, Holland
   

2. •University of Bridgeport, BS, Industrial Design
   

3. •Silvermine Guild of Artists,  New Canaan, CT

The Artist

Born in Holland, raised in Harrison NY, I have lived in Ridgefield, CT for many years and maintain my studio here.  After college my early years as a “starving artist” were interrupted by the U.S. Army and The Sixties. My painting career was further put on hold by corporate America, and a career in graphics design and art direction. In 1989 I established my own graphic design and illustration company.

But the love of fine art has always pulled hard and I have been able to concentrate, full time, on painting for most of the last decade. I truly enjoy the experience and process of creating art and hope that emotion is reflected in my work.  My work is shown in galleries and is in private collections in the U.S. and abroad.