Born in Chicago on August 9, 1948. Educated at Bradley University, Peoria Illinois, and the American Academy of Art, Chicago. Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society (A.W.S.), the Plein Air Painters of America (P.A.P.A.), the Oil Painters of America (O.P.A.), and the National Watercolor Society (N.W.S.). Artist Member of the California Art Club. Listed in Who's Who in American Art. Work in the Permanent Collection of the Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, Americana Museum, El Paso, TX, as well as corporate and private collections world wide. Winner of numerous National and Regional awards over the past twenty years, most recently BEST OF SHOW at the 50th annual Texas Watercolor Society National Exhibition, San Antonio Museum of Art.

Work in Publications

Author of the book " PLEIN AIR PAINTING IN WATERCOLOR AND OIL ", North Light Publications. Feature Article, American Artist Magazine, January 2006; Artist Magazine, February 2006, "Making Space for Art"; Feature Article, Plein Air Magazine (the Inaugural Issue), July 2004; Feature Article, Watercolor Magic Magazine, June 2004; Enchanted Isle-A History of Plein Air Painting in Santa Catalina Island, published by The Society for the Advancement of Plein Air Painting; Feature Article, Southwest Art Magazine, July 1989; Feature Article 'Wild Renewal', Southwest Art Magazine, Oct. 1994; Art of the West Magazine 'Plein Air Passion', March/April, 1999; Feature article 'Risking it all', Watercolor Magazine, Summer 1999; Watercolor Magic Magazine, 'Rising Stars', Winter 2000;

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Gallery Affiliations:

Bottoms Gallery,
       Four Seasons Biltmore, 1260 Channel Drive, Montecito, CA 93108, (805) 695-0888:

Cogswell Gallery,
       223 Gore Creek Dr., Vail, CO 81657 (970) 476-1769

McMahon Fine Art,
       700 Mechem, #7, Ruidoso, NM 88345, (505) 257-9102

Principle Gallery,
       208 King St., Alexandria, VA (703) 739-9326

Purgatoire River Trading Company,
      113 East Main, Trinidad, CO 81082 , (719) 845-0202

Tirage Fine Art Gallery,
       1 West California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91105 (626) 405-1020

 

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