I was born in Rhode Island, but I grew up in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, a small town near the coast, between Providence and Boston. I attended a regional high school that had a serious arts program. I also grew up without the Internet, cell phones, and all of today’s groovy gadgets, which meant that I actually went out and played, painted, and created. Although I went to college and earned a BFA from Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, PA, it wasn’t a good fit for me. My work was not in line with the abstract expressionism that was happening at the time.
I am a painter who loves realism.

Being a representational oil painter I work in a traditional manner with knives and brushes. I paint on wooden or clay panels, which are easier to store, frame, and show in a high-humidity environment than canvas or paper.

I could always paint, draw, and turn a mess into something beautiful, which was a common skill in my family. I see my art as blue-collar and work-oriented, and consider myself a painter, as opposed to an artist. I prefer to recognize the art in everything that’s around me and help others do the same—to slow down, unplug, and enjoy where they are. I am someone who looks at life creatively AND studies painting.

When I create a scene, I like to use bold shapes and a subtle color palette. I am happiest with a balanced composition, however oddly I make it balance. I paint local seascapes and maritime subjects around the small coastal town of Palacios, Texas where I now live, but find myself investigating the coast as far north as Maine, haunting Southern New England, and the cruising Chesapeake Bay. Lately, you can find me on the Barrier Islands of North & South Carolina, and Georgia.

I do hope to create a moment in time and space that seems to last forever but could also disappear in an instant. When someone sees my work, I hope they feel it. I want my paintings to be comfortable, like good shoes or old jeans. Hopefully, they observe my painting and settle into it, visiting and re-visiting it as they would an old friend.