Biography

I started my interest in art in High School during the 1950's.  I won a scholarship to Pratt Institute in New York.  Instead I went to Farmingdale’s A&T on Long Island.  I left College before I earned a degree.  This was the extent of my formal training.  I then pursued a career in lithography.  I was creating and printing hi-quality lithography in New York City and Manhattan.  I was employed in various printing establishments in this endeavor through the years.  I used my knowledge in art to create some advertising within this venture.  I continued in this venue until my retirement. 
           
My daughter had pursued art in both high school and then in South Hampton College. I used my art knowledge to guide her on her path. Six months before her graduation, as an "Art Major, Art Therapist" she came down with Cancer.  This was followed by a brain injury.  After many years of rehabilitation, she started to take art classes as therapy. It was there I started again.  I would sketch her pictures to enable her to paint them.  I assisted her to remember her color and brush techniques.  Her teacher liked my sketching and challenged me to take some classes with him.  He challenged me to show him what I could do.  After 45 years I picked up a brush and pencil again.  That was in late 2002.

Once I returned to painting and drawing, I found that spark I had forgotten.  I have taken lessons from Bill Haney to improve my skills.  Currently I have three paintings of lighthouses in the East End Seaport Marine Museum located at the Green Port Dock.

These were my second attempt at watercolor.  They saw the paintings I had made   for the East End Lighthouse Preservation Association.  They asked me if I would do some for them to display.  I agreed and brought them the three paintings.  There currently are four paintings on display at the St. Johnland Nursing Center in Smithtown, LI.  My award winning works have been in galleries on the East End, Mattituck, St. James' Mills Pond House, The Art League in Deer Park and the Phoenix Gallery.  I am in private collections in Cuba, Texas, Arizona, Wisconsin, Washington, Maine, California, NY, NJ, and others.

The Fire Island Restoration Society had two of my paintings for their annual invitational. They have requested I submit two for there next exhibition at the Fire Island Lighthouse.  I have agreed to produce them for their next exhibition.  Currently I am in some private collections from Arizona to Main, and California to NY.  I will have private showing, January 15, 2006 to April 1, 2006 at the Apple bank on route 111, Smithtown.  Thanks to STAC.  Landscaping is my passion.  It is very hard to improve on the beauty nature presents.  I try to convey this in all of my work.  But I have delft in many other areas.  I am always hungry for a new challenge.  I am now 65 years old and I want to stay with watercolor.  I find it very challenging to have to try controlling both water and my colors.  I try to accomplish this to the best of my ability.  I wish to improve in this endeavor.  It gives me a great satisfaction to be able to create something that people take pleasure in viewing and pique there curiosity to see more beauty in other works and life around them.