All of us have special events or moments in time when we seem to see beyond the usual. Spiritual lightning strikes us, the ground quakes and our palms sweat. These events may be life at its most powerful, when we lose ourselves in a vision--a realization--and we give way to our emotions. It is about these mountain top moments of communion that I paint. These are the times of my greatest awareness and happiness. The arts may have been invented to record these inspirational moments that have occurred to artists throughout the ages.
The humble thrust of my paintings is to capture the essence of profound moments. I try for powerful, bold paintings that can, it is hoped, galvanize viewers and share with them. My paintings are my spirit's attempt to capture what, to me, has meaning and is beautiful.
Watercolor and/or pastel. I like to work wet into wet with watercolor for the loose and exciting shapes as well as the underlying wash for pastels. I add hard edges and lines towards the end of the painting. My concentration is on the beautiful; I want to show the world as I imagine it could be.
After designing scenery for nearly thirty years, I studied with Frank Webb, Pat San Souci, Arne Westerman, Skip Lawrence, Chen Kee Chee, Sheila Parsons, and Al Christopher's critique class. I have traveled to Ireland, Bali, Mexico, Sedona, Yosemite, and other "eye openers" to paint. Recently, I painted on a barge for four days as it headed down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, Pa. I have juried into international competitions: Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Aqueous 2000; and La Fond International Pastel Competition. Best of Show at BoxHeart Gallery--"Science and Art" competition. Golden Sable Award--WestHills Art League. Festival award--Wilkinsburg Art Show. Assorted ribbons for other shows. My title is Full Professor of Theatre, Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh having been the Director of the University of Pittsburgh Bradford Theatre for 28 years. My works are often displayed in the Pittsburgh Center For The Arts. Succop Gallery, Boxheart Gallery, Third Street Gallery, The Watercolors + Gallery, the Robin Hill Art Gallery, and a variety of other showplaces. I am a member of several artists' groups including the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, The Pittsburgh Pastel Artists' League (PAL), Pittsburgh Society for Artists, and the Pittsburgh Watercolor Gallery.
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