ARTIST STATEMENT

My artistic journey began in the sixties. I minored in art and took several art classes from a beloved high school teacher in High School where I began exploring a variety of art media. I discovered I loved it all. My favorite media was and still is, oil with acrylics and watercolor second.  My major motivation is love of nature and the natural world. Even the occasional abstract is driven by nature.

 My studio is at the Art Station, Hightstown, New Jersey. My process is relatively simple and traditional. I sketch both in the field and studio. I use composite photos to create unique compositions or realism/impressionistic versions of photos I’ve taken or from others. Occasionally I do plein air painting. I use underpainting followed by creating values, blocking in major features and then final painting. I love texture and often use the palette knife to bring out extra texture and depth to my works.