My father was an artist. I got my first lesson in perspective from him when I was around five or six because the houses I drew with a triangle on top of a square drove him a little crazy. When  he died the only possessions of his I really wanted were his art supplies. Even though I had taken art in high school I took a roundabout career path, getting a BS and an MS in theoretical mathematics. But those supplies I inherited lit a spark. I was fortunate to find Linda Vance to teach me oil painting. Around that time I took a workshop with Nancy Honea and fell in love with portrait painting. I became active in the Hoover Art Association and served as it’s president in 1983. I debated going back to college to study art but instead went to work as a software developer for the next 30 years. But I never ceased dabbling in art creation.  Although my formal art education ended with high school, I do not consider myself self taught. Since I retired I have taken classes with Terry Strickland, Dori DeCamellis, and Amy Peterson. I have done workshops with Jonathan Matthews, David Baird, Henry Stinson, and others.

Most of my work is done in oil. I like to work from life whenever possible to capture the effect of light on my subjects. Flowers from my garden are a favorite theme. I try to express my delight at the beauty I see in my everyday life. I especially enjoy still life, portrait, and figure