 Painting
diverse landscapes “en plein air” (in one sitting, on location) is my
passion. California’s hills scattered with oak trees, bay
marshes, and of course our beautiful coastline provide me constant
inspiration. I apply my contemporary California Impressionist
skills both outdoors and in the studio for larger works.
 I
seek to capture the essence of a location and time by painting the
movement, rhythm and color harmonies unique to that day. To my
eye, the disparate elements in the landscape (land, sea, and sky) have
an interchange and relationship that is fascinating and
inspirational. Each effects the other and work in harmony.
That’s why I’ll often paint the same location again during the year
several times. As the seasonal fauna come and go, and the weather
changes, the color harmonies are endless! My early music training
and career
established my perception of “visual rhythm”, which I strive to
represent in every painting. It’s the interesting interchange between
all elements of the landscape that create these rhythms and provide
the
perception of movement in what otherwise might be considered a
photographic still.
As a collector myself of
early California art, I follow the traditions set by the innovators
such as Edgar Payne, Colin Campbell
Cooper, Seldon Gile, Tom Tompson and
in particular the seascapes of Franz Bischoff, Paul Dougherty, Joseph
Kleitsch, Armin Hansen, John O’Shea and Alfred Mitchell. I’m grateful
to these men and women for the inspirational legacy they’ve
created. I also admire contempory plein air artists, such as
Edward Seago, Fred Cuming, Ken Auster, Joseph Mendez, Ovanes Berberian,
Don Stone, Ted Goerschner and Camille Przewodek.
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Background
I began my professional career as an award-winning Jazz
and Classical musician, and am included on several recordings (sorry,
by now only obscure recordings only available on vinyl!). After
completing my university studies (BS, Computer Science) I worked as a
software engineer, Silicon Valley high-tech manager (Apple Computer,
Cisco Systems), and Internet Media executive (CNET Networks). I
currently balance part-time work at Wells Fargo (as Vice President of
Social Media Marketing) with painting.
Awards
- FINALIST, RAYMAR ART COMPETITION 2007
- SOLO SHOW: "TIMELESS", Robert Lewis Gallery, 2007
- HONORABLE MENTION, Vahona Plein Air, 2007
- "MAKING A MARK" (London, UK), Best Plein Air Blog 2006
- FIRST PLACE, San Luis Obispo Plein Air 2006
- DIRECTOR'S CHOICE Purchase Prize, Estes Park Plein Air 2006
- SOLO SHOW: "The Expressive Landscape", Viewpoints Gallery,
2005
- HONORABLE MENTION, Hidden Villa Plein Air 2006
- HONORABLE MENTION, "Face & Figure", Pacific Art League
2005
- HONORABLE MENTION, "Small Works", Pacific Art League 2005
- SOLO POSTCARD SELECTION: "California Dream'n" PAL '05
- SOLO POSTCARD SELECTION: "Full Spectrum: All About Color"
PAL '05
- ARTIST OF NOTE, Palo Alto Weekly, 8/05
- Two featured artciles: "Out & About" Magazine, 8/05;
Los Altos Town Crier, 8/05.
Selected
Exhibitions
- Telluride Plein Air 2007
- San Luis Obispo Plein Air ('06, FIRST PLACE-'07)
- "Jewel by the Bay", Frank Bette Center, '07
- Gold Country Plein Air Invitational, The Vault Gallery
('06-'07)
- Solo Show, Robert Lewis Gallery ('07)
- Vahona Plein Air, Eppherson Gallery (HONORABLE MENTION, '07)
- San Luis
Obispo Plein Air Invitational, 2006 (FIRST PLACE)
- Estes Park
Plein Air Invitational 2006 (DIRECTOR'S CHOICE PURCHASE PRIZE)
- "My California Views",
National
Steinbeck Center/Museum ('06)
- Autumn
Colors Show, Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos, CA ('06)
- "Best of Plein
Air Exhibition", Laguna Plein Air Painters of America ('06)
- Los
Gatos Art Association Juried Exhibition, Los Gatos Museum ('06)
- Peninsula Plein Air Exhibition 2006, Juried Artist
- SOLO SHOW:
"The Expessive Landscape", Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos, CA ('05)
- Central Coast National Fine Art
Competition ('04, '05, '06)
- Point Reyes Plein Air Festival,
Invited Artist ('05)
- Hidden Villa Plein Air
Competition ('05, HONORABLE MENTION)
- Laguna Plein Air Painters
Membership Juried Exhibition ('05)
- Nash Gallery, "Verde Plein Air"
Show ('05)
- "Touch my heART - That's Amore!"
show at Museum of Los Gatos ('05)
- Los Gatos Plein Air Art Festival
Competition 2004 (juried artist)
- Laguna Plein Air Painters
Association "Artists Members National Juried Exhibit 2004"; "Meet the
Muse", juried figurative show, 2004
- Viewpoints
Gallery
"Into Plein Air" ('04), "New Figurative Works" ('04), "Interior
Passages ('04), "Rumors of Red ('05); "Carnivale" ('05); "The Color of
Water" ('05); "Faces & Places" ('05); "Open Spaces" (''05).
- Golden Oak Gallery (Saratoga,
CA): "Plein Air California: Capturing the Light Within Form", premier
show ofthe Verde Artist Guild; "Destinations
of the Heart" ('04); "Sweet Dreams" ('04); "Our Precious Earth" ('04);
"Waters of Life" ('05); "Coming Home" ('05).
- Eriksen Gallery, "Small Wonders"
Group Show, '04; "Winter Scapes", Group Show '05
- Pacific Art League of Palo Alto:
"Splash" '05, California Dream'n '05 (painting
selected for postcard); Full Spectrum (all about color), painting
selected for postcard ('05); "Small Works", December 2 –January 8,
2004; "Mug Shots" (portraits, 8/03); "All about Paper" (4/03); "Small
Works (2005, HONORABLE
MENTION); "Face & Figure" (HONORABLE
MENTION).
- California Art Club Angel Island
"Paint Out" 2004
- Silicon Valley Open
Studios, '03,04', '05); Open Studios Jurried "Star" 2004.
Peninsula Open Studios ('03, '04).
- I
(and my painting) were featured on KOCE TV's coverage of the annual
Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters show (7/03)
Gallery
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