The natural landscape with just the footprint of civilization is a boundless source of inspiration. I’m always looking for new ways to creatively blend subject matter into paintings while maintaining the realistic qualities many have come to identify with my work. Painting is a natural process for me, instilled and nurtured from childhood. It’s all about creating believable paintings.

As a landscape painter, I explore a variety of vantage points; sometimes from a bird’s eye view, which encompasses the immensity of the land. While at other times, I focus on the more intimate aspects of the visual world including the human or architectural ingredient, combined with just a glimpse of the distant landscape. Distance and intimacy are at times entwined to create an exciting dichotomy.

It is always an adventure exploring the landscape for the best view to connect with the subject, once achieved I work from there, adding or eliminating information until I feel the balance. Light has always fascinated me with rich possibilities from dawn to dusk. Twilight presents a plethora of stimulating ideas, continually cultivating my mind and evoking my passion. Preliminary studies result in a deeper sense of awareness unveiling remarkable details and fresh ways of seeing.

Painting helps to strip away the superficial to go beyond the first impression, revealing parallels between man and nature gathered from my observations of the natural process. For example stones exposed to the elements in nature are smoothed and polished, and over time are transformed, beautifully refined, and uniquely different. Hopefully, my paintings will encourage a greater connection for you.

I have been exhibiting my landscapes for more than 3 decades in galleries from New York City to South Jersey, Philadelphia, and the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. My paintings have won awards and are included in many prestigious public and private collections.