Artist Statement

About Me

I am fascinated by the tacit power of openings. Doors, windows, natural arches, and alleyways beckon me to wonder what lies beyond what I can easily see- beyond the obvious. There’s something unexplored on the other side, a potential that can only be initially sensed. I try to capture that latent force in my paintings. So many of these “gateway” scenes are from my travels. Travel is like a portal; it opens a door to learn about another’s culture, story, and land. Passing through those experiences (first living through them, then painting them) changes me in ways that expand my preconceptions, and coaxes me to my next portal.

Bio

Education:

The Compass Atelier, Master Artist Program, Class of 2023, Rockville MD

Steven Assael, Figure Painting Workshop, The Compass Atelier, 2021

Study Abroad, Abiquiu, New Mexico, 2021

Alyssa Monks, Transcending the Photo Reference Workshop, 2020

Glen Kessler, Painting Through the Lens, The Compass Atelier, 2018-2019

Releasing The Creative Posters Within (taught by Lauren Rader) 2013-2016

Psychiatry residency-Georgetown University Hospital- 1981-1986

MD-University of Maryland- 1977-1981

BS- University of Maryland- 1973-1977

Group Exhibitions:

Weinstein JCC, Richmond, Virginia, Left Brain/Right Brain: Intersection exhibit, March 7-May 2, 2024

Signal Financial Federal Credit Union, Washington, D.C. , Art Exhibition, September through October, 2023

Master Artist Program Thesis Exhibition, The Mansion at Strathmore, Rockville, MD, 2023

Hill Center Galleries 2023 Regional Juried Exhibition

Paint The Town, Kensington, MD, 2022

Beauty of the Southwest, The Compass Atelier, 2021

Awards:

Honorable Mention, Landscape category, Paint The Town, Kensington, MD, 2022

Juror: F Lennox Campello, principal owner Alida Anderson Art Projects

Memberships:

Montgomery Art Association

Rockville Art League