After receiving my B. A. from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, I moved to New York City. There I furthered my studies in art. While I worked as a patina artist at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and in various commercial art related jobs, I began to study figure drawing at the New York Academy of Art. My study of realism led me to the National Academy of Design, School of Fine Arts, where I began to use oils. A merit scholarship from the Art Students League enabled me to continue to study for one year. After 13 years in New York, I headed west, and received my M.F.A. in Painting from The University of Montana in May 1997. My portrait, fruit, landscape, and still life series have been shown in invitational shows and gallery settings across the country, and have received numerous awards. My work has appeared on the cover of the book, The Baby Can Sing, by Judith Slater, and the periodicals ArtCalendar Magazine and Menninger Perspective. I have also had editorial illustrations published in Menninger Perspective, Calyx and Cutbank. Generous residency fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, New York Mills Art Retreat and Blue Mountain Center have greatly aided in the development of my painting. Currently my work may be seen at the Attic Gallery in Portland and at The White Bird Gallery in Cannon Beach, Oregon. I live, paint and teach in Portland at the Multnomah Art Center, Portland Art Museum and I tutor individual students.. Studio visits and commissions are encouraged. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.