My painting goal is to represent the scene in front of me quickly, and with energy.
My landscape paintings are inspired by my interest in nature, concern about climate change, and a desire to illustrate the feeling of a place within the painted image. Two regions that I have painted the most often are the forests and coastlines of New England, and the mountains and meadows of the American west. My deep roots in both of these locations informs my perspective.
I also paint other subjects from life, including interiors and my own still-life items.
Winslow Homer was one of my first favorite painters. And I am interested in Edgar Degas and other impressionist painters, such as James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent.
I work primarily in oil or watercolor paints. I paint outside, from imagination, or from a combination of my own reference photos and sketchbook. I’ve learned how to paint primarily on my own and have pursued occasional online or in-person instruction with more experienced artists.
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Exhibitions
2024
Somerville Arts Council Inside Out Gallery, 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville Open Studios “First Look” Exhibition, Somerville Museum, Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville Arts Council “Boundless” Exhibition, Somerville Public Library
2023
North Cambridge Artists Association, Cambridge Public Library Exhibition, Cambridge, Massachusetts
North Cambridge Artists Association “New Works/Renewal” Exhibition, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Somerville Arts Council Yart Sale, Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville Arts Council Inside Out Gallery, “Bounce” Exhibition, Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville Open Studios “First Look” Exhibition, Somerville Museum, Somerville, Massachusetts
Harvard Staff Art Show, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2022
Somerville Arts Council Yart Sale, Somerville, Massachusetts
Harvard Staff Art Show, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2021
Harvard Staff Art Show, Cambridge, Massachusetts