I became interested in art as a result of my experiences during the Viet Nam War and the social upheaval in the United States in the mid to late 1960’s. In my early twenties, intense psychiatric therapy and comparative literature would eventually lead me to music and painting as vehicles for psychological and spiritual healing.
I studied jazz, classical piano and music theory with several teachers from 1972-1982.
During brief employment with an architectural firm in San Francisco, exposure to the visual arts inspired me to switch from music to painting and drawing. In 1982, under the influence of the works of the New York School of Abstract Expressionists of the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, I began painting studies in the studio of Rod Morrell in San Francisco, with heavy emphasis in color composition and design. After brief stints with a series of teachers in the Bay Area, I became connected to the Atelier of David Hardy in Oakland in 1986. Over the next 14 years, I focused mainly on still-life drawing and painting, using oil and charcoal as his mediums, with special emphasis on color theory.
I currently attend a figure drawing workshop held at BellinghamART Tuesday nights and I am also a member of an established art group of several members
Education
Rod Morrell, San Francisco, 1982-1983; Abstract Expressionism; design and color; acrylics, mixed media.
DeYoung Museum School of Art, 1983, oil painting
Sam Provanzano, San Francisco, 1983-1985; Abstract Expressionism; design, figure, landscape and still-life painting and drawing; acrylics, charcoal, mixed media.
DeYoung Museum School of Art, San Francisco, 1985-1986; Representation, Abstract Expressionism, figure drawing; watercolor, oil, charcoal.
Jerry Fresia, San Francisco, 1993-1995; Impressionism; oil.
Doug Restivo, Oakland/San Francisco, 1990-1994; figure and landscape drawing; charcoal.
Atelier of David Hardy, Oakland, 1986-2000; Classical Realism (still life); oil, charcoal; color theory.
Andy Ameral/Roberto Zamora, Oakland, 1999-2000; human anatomy, figure drawing.
Expertise
Color theory
Oil painting – still life
Charcoal, graphite and chalk drawing
Exhibitions
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2001
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One-man show, Clayworks, Old Fairhaven, Bellingham, Washington.
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2002
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Two-man show, Allied Arts, Bellingham, Washington.
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2003
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Group show, "The Human Form", Allied Arts, Bellingham, Washington
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2004
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Group show, "Gem of an Evening", 8th annual fundraiser, at Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington.
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2003 - 2004
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Group show, Mindport, Bellingham, Washington.
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2007
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One-man show, Unity Church, Bellingham, Washington
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2008
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Group show, Whatcom Museum of Art and History, "Art and All that Jazz", Bellingham, Washington
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2010
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Group exhibition, Olivia Cornwell Gallery, Bellingham, Washington
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2010
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One-man show, Book Fare/Village Books, Bellingham, Washington
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Collections
Richard Adams
Ann Bowers
Candace Buethom
Rainy and Ben Fackler-Adams
Rick Fackler
Mary Froderberg
Megan Harmon
Publications
Bellingham Weekly, 11/26/03
Art Access, 12/03 – 1/04
Preview, The Gallery Guide, 11/03-12/03, 1/04
Northwest Events, 2/04
The Bellingham Herald, 12/25/03
Entertainment News Northwest, 2/06
Whatcom Museum of Art and History, "Art and All that Jazz", catalogue