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




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