I am an abstract painter who gathers inspiration from the natural world around me - from the landscape, a still life, from a glance, or a memory or even an industrial pipe hanging from the ceiling. I find inspiration in how a shadow lays a pattern across the floor on a sunny day or from an interesting twist in the stem of a flower. I find inspiration in the relationship these things have to other objects or just from the pure beauty and simplicity of their forms.

I naturally see abstractly. I see broad strokes where others may see detail and intricacies. This informs my work - I encounter the canvas as I see the world around me - stripped of all the chazerai and distractions. I use wax in my paint to develop the complexity of the surface - using transparencies, scratchings and calligraphic marks.

Art has been a constant in my life. My father is a sculptor who creates monumental steel pieces for public, corporate and private collections. I have been painting with oils since I was 7 years old. I studied for many years with Aida Wheadon and other teachers in New York City, Vermont and the Boston area. I graduated from Goddard College in the 70's with a major in both painting and printmaking. I studied with my beloved teacher and mentor, James Gahagan in Vermont and Neives Billmyer in New York City, both long time students of Hans Hofmann. I studied at the Studio School in New York City. Attended California College of Arts and Crafts, Massachusetts College of Art, and studied with Cynthia Packard in Provincetown, MA. Much of my inspiration comes from my love of Vermont and Cape Cod where the light is sparkling and extraordinary.

I have worked for the past 25 years as a Graphic Designer while raising a family in the Boston area. Visual problem solving and communication is a common thread between my work as a designer and my work as a painter. In design there is a more obviously defined purpose and someone other than the designer is defining that purpose, but I still approach a blank page much as I do a blank canvas - concentrating on spatial relationships, structure and communication.

My goal is not to tell a story through my work but rather to pay homage to the freedom of exploration - traveling where it takes me. To the viewer, I hope to offer the same freedom, which presents one with the opportunity to engage and explore more deeply.