I began oil painting in
Italy when I was fourteen. I had always drawn and painted with
pastels as my preferred pastime as a child but Italy’s art penetrated
my soul and the beginnings of a yearning to be an artist began to form. I
received a BFA degree with Honors in painting from the University of
Hawaii and then went on to receive my MFA in painting at the University
of Arizona. I have taught at the University level for many years
but my true desire was to just make art. I now paint full time
and enjoy the support of several galleries in the United States. I
have shown internationally as well. My work is in many private
and corporate collections including the Tucson Airport Authority, American
Telephone & Telegraph, Boston, Massachusetts, Amoco Productions,
Denver, Colorado, Robbins Company, New York, NY, Gates Lear Jet,
Corporate Offices, Wichita, Kansas, Hilton Hotels, Arizona Hilton East,
Tucson, Arizona, Unicore, Springfield, Missouri, Tucson Museum of Art,
Tucson, Arizona, SUAB, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Seven-Up
Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri.
My method of painting is to work from
field sketches that I do plein air mostly for the composition and for
the great enjoyment I get from being in the outdoors. From my
small studies in the field, I expand the size of the painting in my
studio and work with a color palette that I often imagine or dramatize
to create a mysterious and dream like quality.
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