Art presents humanity new ways of seeing and communicating - an ever evolving tradition I consider myself privileged to be a part of.  I love the challenge of creating my view of the world from mind to hand to canvas and paper.

I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in painting from Boston University, Boston, Mass.  I grew up in Easton, Pa where my father was a professor at Lafayette College.  I was fortunate to have access to many cultural programs and exhibits the college afforded plus an easy distance to the galleries and museums in New York City and Philadelphia.  These advantages, plus the fact that becoming an artist was my goal from a very young age, propelled me to achieve my current status as a professional full-time artist.

I used soft pastel for the first years of my career and focused on the figure and interiors and on French urban and country scenes. The work was exhibited at many solo shows at the Hahn Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa and in group shows at the Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester, NY, J. Barrett Galleries, Toledo, Ohio and the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY.

Currently, I'm concentrating on the landscape and portraiture.

I have won many awards including a Fine Art Award and Merit Award from Penn State, University, Pa, and an Award of Honor from the Contemporary Art Center,Virginia Beach, Va, My work is in many private and corporate collections including Commerce Bank, Phila, Pa, Disney , Orlando, Fla, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY,  Atlantic County, NJ. and Five Star Bank, Naples, NY

My studio is in Naples, New York.