I make art because I enjoy the process of discovery. My work is a reaction to my environment, composing works that eliminate what is already there in favor of what isn't.
I live in Miami, Florida and have been in the arts all of my adult life. I have a background in graphic design, photography and Art Education. When I decided to be a painter I moved to Maui, Hawaii. Within a few months my paintings were showing in a gallery there. Since then, I have been represented by several galleries, shown in numerous juried art shows, won awards and work collected internationally.
I spent a few years painting my version of surrealism until I began to take notice of the abstract expressionists like Kandinsky, Picasso, Motherwell and Frankenthaler. I began painting abstraction because I found the process of painting that way requires intuition and delves deeper into the subconscious, more so than the surrealists had explored. And it gives the viewer their own experience when observing an abstract work of art. And so that became my path from then on. After 35 years, I have still not fully achieved what I want to say with paint and abstraction.
Education
Biltmore Museum and Art School - Ken Nedorost- Drawing
Wolfson College -Marilyn Gottlieb-Roberts- Painting
Miami-Dade College - Michael Klezmer- Painting
Western Illinois University-Bachelors Degree-Fine Art Major
Ringling School of Art & Design- Patrick Lindhardt-Prinkmaking
University of Miami- Master Printmaking
Florida International University-Masters classes in Education
Florida International University- Pip Brandt- Painting