My work is a direct reflection of my life experiences. I spent my childhood in Miami, and the Florida Keys, surrounded by light, intense color, patterns and contrasts.

As an adult, I travelled for over 30 years by sailboat, exploring Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Surrounded by clear turquoises, corals, blues, rain forest greens, deep shadows and brilliant highlights. It was during this time, that I began to paint. I chose oils for their range and intensity.

My palette is unusual, I use 3 colors plus white, relying on classical color theory to produce an exciting and pleasing color harmony. My work showcases a strong design and rhythmic quality, influenced by my early career as a designer and illustrator. 

I believe painting is a method of communicating that relies on a series of decisions and problem solving. The largest problem being that I am trying to bring you into my world, what fascinates and attracts me and to share the wonder that I experienced. I am looking at a 3 dimensional world, ever changing, (light, wind, humidity, insects) and yet my means of communicating is confined to a relatively small 2 dimensional panel. To overcome that challenge, I use brushstrokes that express, color that is enhanced, rhythm and patterns to draw in the viewer and reveal change and movement.

In 2016, I was honored to be the Artist in Residence at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. In 2018, I was the Artist in Residence at Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades. 

I have made my home in Omena, Michigan and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, I've fully embraced the plein air movement and travel the country, painting, teaching and offering artists talks.

Each year, I host a very popular late autumn plein air in my little village of Crisfield,  Maryland.