*Painting is my music. I strive to uplift and touch hearts. My paintings are an attempt to nurture and inspire fuller lives every day.*
Being an artist has always been a dream...
Drawing was my first love and I have been creating eversince. Deeply inspired by the wonders of life, nature, music and other artists, I search to paint a balance between the reality we see and the emotions we feel.
I am most passionate when my paintings have a strong, positive purpose... some personal meaning or aspect that others can also recognize, relate to and feel. Often I paint places I love. I feel most alive when I paint with a focus on the special, extra-ordinary moments in life. My paintings manifest as odes to these experiences where we have an expanded intuitive perspective, an experience outside the realm of common consciousness. The paintings then serve as visual reminders of these magical moments and refresh those feelings every day.
I try to capture these dramatic moments through evocative subjects, energetic brushstrokes, strong contrasts, vibrating color and thick texture. My mission is to always strive to paint a masterpiece, reach full potential and promote the most good throughout the world through spirited, uplifting artwork.
BIOGRAPHY
2007 *Art Across America*: A 10,000+ Mile Journey Painting National Parks
2009 *Arizona Art Adventure*: A Month on the Mountain of Wild Things
2009 *Ireland Art Tour*: A Creative Heritage Search
Solo Shows
2001 Space 12 Gallery; Boston, Ma
2007 Chester County Historical Society
2008 Chester County Historical Society
2008 Gallery @ ERA, West Chester, Pa
2008 The Lincoln Building, West Chester, Pa
2009 Faunbrook Estate, West Chester, Pa
2009 Visual Expansion Gallery, West Chester, Pa
2009 Chester County Art Association, Exton Mall, Pa
2009 Bala Gallery, West Chester, Pa
2009 The Warner Theatre Gallery, West Chester, Pa
Press
The Philadelphia Inquirer
NBC
ABC
Fox News
HGTV "Dream Home" Display, NYC Grand Central Station
Public Television A.M. Arizona
Chester County Radio
Main Line Today
Art Matters Magazine
Art Business News
IMAGES of West Chester Magazine
Daily Local News
Kennett Paper
Chadds Ford Post
Journal Register
County Lines Magazine
PA Small Business Dev. Ctr. "Success Story"
Kutztown University Business Dept. Newsletter
West Chester Business Improvement District
Marble Falls (Texas) Highlander
Inspire Me Thursday.com
Lafayette College Magazine
The Philadelphia Examiner
Publications *Art Across America* Book/DVD (available at Chester County Books, Chester County Historical Society & online)
Affiliations
Member, Chester County Art Association
Member, West Chester Chamber of Commerce
Healing Art Works
Workshops
Studio Incamminati, Philadelphia, Pa. January 2010
Current Galleries
Studio Gallery of John Hannafin, West Chester, Pa
Visual Expansion Gallery, West Chester, Pa
Strodes Mill Gallery, West Chester, Pa
Chester County Art Association, Exton Mall, Pa
Gilmore's, West Chester, Pa
Pietro's, West Chester, Pa
