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After a career as a technical illustrator and motion picture
animator, upon retirement I again pursued my passion for oil painting.
After exploring abstract and impressionistic styles I turned to
representational subjects. Figure painting and landscapes are now my
focus.
I attended a plein air workshop at the Fechin Institute in
Taos, New Mexico; and at the Scottsdale Art School, in Arizona, I studied
with Laura Robb, Ray Vanilla, Scott Burdick and Sherry McGraw. I also
enjoyed a weeklong workshop of plein air painting with these members of
the Plein Air Painters of America: Kenn Backhaus, Ralph Oberg, Jean
LaGassick and Ron Rencher.
My landscape painting “Ohio Morning” was honored as finalist
in the Artist Magazine national competition from more than 11,500
entries. My portrait of my granddaughter earned me a runner-up honor in
the North Light magazine cover competition. Three of my paintings were
included in a Midwest Oil Painters of America juried show in Chicago.
My paintings are in numerous private, corporate, and public
collections, including the State of Ohio Department of Commerce as well as
the Gahanna and Franklinton Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. I
won the Grove City Fine Arts Mayor’s Purchase Award in 1993 and 2002 and
first place in the Fine Arts category in 1994.
Being part of OPAS has helped me develop a focus on art
grounded in direct experience of the landscape and learning from
colleagues in a free spontaneous development. My goal in painting is
simple: to enjoy the process of painting and give enjoyment to other
people who view my work.
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