Artist Statement

My art is traditional, primarily in watercolor and oil. The natural beauty of the world is my starting point. Whether landscapes, flowers, birds or the human body, my art works off of the intrinsic attractiveness of natural phenomena.

The artist has the marvelous opportunity to compose the painting in such a way as to enhance and enrich and focus upon a particular facet of God’s incredible creation. It is in the flaw as well as the perfection that the character of the art is realized, whether the human face or an aging building. To be effective, I feel the art must invite the viewer into an experience which pleases, stimulates, and touches the soul.

Biographical

I went to Syracuse University on a full time art scholarship. Upon graduation, I subsequently obtained a Master of Divinity Degree from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Social Science from the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Consequently, my professional life was as a pastoral minister and then Director of the Mediation Center of Rochester for 26 years.

Although I have painted over all my life, it is only in recent years that I have seriously re-entered the world of art. With most of my time now devoted to painting, I am anxious to expand the scope of my art. Currently, my work hangs in galleries in Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY, and Estero (Naples), Florida.