Biography
I have had an affinity for art my whole life. I grew up in Charleston, SC, where I received private art instruction as a youth. My family later moved to Paducah, Kentucky, where I won art awards in high school and sold pop poster art to other students. I graduated from University of Louisville law school in 1980 and practiced law in Louisville for 25 years.
I am fortunate enough to have retired from the practice of law in November 2006 to concentrate on painting full time. I have never looked back!
My subject matter includes landscapes and abstract art. I am particularly drawn to the emotional and spiritual elements of the rural midwestern landscape. I paint in an impressionistic manner, as I want the viewer to share my connection to these qualities of a landscape, not necessarily to recognize a specific location.
I work in several different paint mediums, including oils, acrylics and pastels. Oil paint imparts a luminous quality to a landscape, while acrylics and pastels provide dynamic color. I often combine these media, using oil and soft pastels over acrylics, which creates an aesthetic not available with paint alone.
Memberships
1. Chicago Artist’s Coalition
2. Louisville Visual Art Association
3. Lexington Art League
4. National Watercolor Society
5. Kentucky Watercolor Society
6. Arts Kentucky
7. Kentucky Arts Council
1. Chicago Artist’s Coalition
2. Louisville Visual Art Association
3. Lexington Art League
4. National Watercolor Society
5. Kentucky Watercolor Society
6. Arts Kentucky
7. Kentucky Arts Council
Gallery Representation
Revelry Boutique Gallery, Louisville KY
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Revelry Boutique Gallery, Louisville KY
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Juried Art Shows
I am proud to say that my work has been accepted into numerous juried art shows and exhibitions in Kentucky, Michigan, Cincinnati and Chicago. In 2009, I was accepted into several of the top shows in the country, including the St. James Court Art Show here in Louisville, the Woodland Art Show in Lexington and 9 shows in Chicago.
I am proud to say that my work has been accepted into numerous juried art shows and exhibitions in Kentucky, Michigan, Cincinnati and Chicago. In 2009, I was accepted into several of the top shows in the country, including the St. James Court Art Show here in Louisville, the Woodland Art Show in Lexington and 9 shows in Chicago.
AWARDS
- " Best of Painting" - 2010 Promenade of Art
- Award of Merit - 2010 Art in the Arbor
- Award of Merit - 2009 Eastside Millennium Art Festival
- Award of Merit - 2008 Lincolnshire Art Festival
- 3rd Place award - 2008 Lexington Art League’s “Art Fever” exhibition & sale
I have even won a few Awards for my work, which is still evolving and always will be..
