When I was ten years old, my grandfather taught me how to paint with oils. I loved how paint moved on paper with a brush. From the beginning sketch to the final finessing of paint with a sable brush was exciting and satisfying.
Literally moving forward, which included New York, Chicago, and back to California, I took countless classes and immersed myself in museums in these cities. I have taken classes with prominent artists: Jennifer McChristian, Carol Marine, Qiang Huang, and Weekend with the Masters three times. If I only learned how to make a black I use almost daily, these classes were a win. Fortunately, I learned a great deal more. I traveled extensively, and went to museums in Europe and across the United States.
Today, I have a studio in Little Italy. I teach three or four times a year at Art on 30th. People appear to believe I can make the painting they want, so I am commissioned frequently to paint portraits or places people want to remember. I am honestly touched that families have a bit of a tug-of-war over who will inherit the painting. Hopefully, later, rather than, sooner.
Bottom line, painting is my passion. I am incredibly blessed to be a contemporary realist artist and share my work and joy of painting with others.
