The feeling of paint as it comes off the brush, the beauty of color as it is laid down, this is what charges me. Impacted by the beauty of the colors, shapes and designs of the landscape, I am compelled to express in paint what I see and feel.

I paint from life with oils in the alla-prima style, enamored by strokes of paint and the beauty of blends. I am intrigued with putting down paint to record what I see and how that makes me feel. How I feel to be "there", to be looking at "that".

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Born and raised in California, I reside in the San Francisco Bay Area. I seize the opportunity to paint often and sketch whenever there is half a moment. To create is my driving force.

In 2003, the landscape began to strongly impact me and simply experiencing what I saw was no longer enough. I was compelled to try and record and express what moved me in the landscape with paint. In 2007 my abilities gelled while studying under artist Elio Camacho, whose method of teaching has made a lasting impression.

Today, I continue to paint in earnest — exploring the beauty of paint while pushing to capture how I feel about what is before my eyes.

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Exhibitions:

2010
A Walk In The Art, Amfa Gallery, Orinda, CA
Winters Plein Air Festival, Briggs & Co Gallery, Winters, California
Through The Artist's Eye—Solano Land Trust, Lynch Canyon, California
The Art Of A Community, Arts Benicia, Benicia, California
Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops Art Exhibit, Vallejo, California
17th Annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival Art Competition & Exhibit, St. Helena, CA

2009
Miniatures, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California
Valona Paint Out, Epperson Gallery, Crockett, California
Winters Plein Air Festival, Briggs & Co Gallery, Winters, California
Celebrating Vallejo's Urban Forest, Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, Vallejo, CA
Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops Art Exhibit, Vallejo, California
The Art Of A Community, Arts Benicia, Benicia, California

2008
Valona Paint Out, Epperson Gallery, Crockett, California

Awards:

1st Place — Best Humanity and the Bay, Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops
Judges: Randy Sexton, Barbara Simmons

Education:

2007-2009 — Extensive studies with artist, Elio Camacho
1988-2007 — Various studies in design, drawing, model making and mixed-media
1988-Present — Graphic artist
1987 — B.F.A. Studio Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
1984 — A.A. Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California

Affiliations:

Arts Benicia
Benicia Plein Air Group