About the Artist

I have been surrounded by artists virtually all my life.  I received my first drawing instruction at the age of six from my father.  We were living in New Mexico at the time and he was an avid amateur landscape painter there.  Although I dabbled in painting off and on for years, my first career took a different path.  I received a BA from the University of Colorado and a PhD from The Ohio State University in neuroscience.  This was followed by a lengthy career in neuroscience research at institutes, medical schools and pharmaceutical discovery groups.  Following an early retirement I took up painting full time and have found it to be one of the most engaging things I've ever done.  I am indebted to Mark Tompkins, Skip Whitcomb, William Scott Jennings, Jim Wilcox and Gregory Kondos for their generous comments and assistance.

My subject matter ranges from the desert Southwest to Southern California to the peaks of the Tetons.  Living as I do on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, the Sierras are a wonderful source of inspiration.

Most of my work consists of studio paintings.  However, they begin with field trips, lots of photographs and usually some sketches to help define the color relationships.  The end composition of the studio painting comes from an amalgam of these sources along with whatever else seems needed to best describe the setting and help express its particular beauty.

Recent Recognition:
2008 - Grant from Nevada Arts Council
2007 - Paint America National Competition Top 50 Miniatures
2007 - First Place, Oil Painting, Carson Valley Art Association Annual Exhibit


(Incidently, the background in the photo above is the subject of the painting "Late Sun on a Quiet Stream").