I grew up in New York and moved to the Washington, DC area more than 40 years ago. I've
always been passionate about painting. I developed my skills through classes at the Washington
Studio School, the Yellow Barn, and online, and studied other artists' work in museums,
galleries, and publications. I painted regularly during my career as a lawyer. Since retiring in
2021, my main focus has been on painting.
I create landscapes, still lifes, and florals in acrylics and other watermedia. Because I am
endlessly intrigued by the way marks on a surface can convey objects in the world, my paintings
are largely representational, but the representational elements are combined with experiments
in color or composition, and with areas that are abstracted or invented. The works are built up
slowly over time, and every stroke is an experiment. I aim for paintings that make an immediate
impact but also repay longer consideration.
The initial inspiration for a landscape painting can be a view from my travels or a scene from
around the corner. My still lifes and florals are most often based on objects or plants I've come
across rather than set-ups created in the studio. What attracts me are strong arrangements of
color, shape, and light, which I then seek to translate and heighten by the choices I make in
paint. I want my work to convey both the visual interest I see in the world and my fascination
with the painted surface.