I have painted since I was a small child. Pretty things, silly things, mostly things that were part of my life. As I grew older my subject matter matured, of course, and art school days were experimental.

Having been told by many that painters “can’t make a living,” I worked for years in design and applied arts but always painting in my spare time.

When I became a “full time” painter I established an active practice painting Portland urbanscapes: old bridges, historic buildings, landmark mansions and the old and funky. This was my work for years. As Portland grew, the City changed, urban renewal wiped out much of the colorful and historic. There was a point where recording change became the subject.

Prior to an election, I participated in a group show concerning current political issues. Representational paintings did not convey the emotions and ideas that I wanted to bring to the work. So, I turned to the abstraction of art school days to expand the narrative.

I still do urbanscapes, but only by commission. I am energized by the change-up in disciplines and am pleased by the enjoyment it brings to viewers. In a way, it is an act of “preservation” which has become my focus in pursuing abstracted landscapes of endangered public lands and at-risk wildlife. It is deeply satisfying to present art that is enriching to the observer both on the visceral level that the beauty of the natural world provides and the intellectual acknowledgement of the need to fight climate change.

In addition, I am working on a series of conceptual abstracts penetrating the consciousness of chosen personal commitments. Work that frees me to exercise my creativity and explore colors, shapes and marks and how they affect feeling and thought.

This website has been constructed to compartmentalize each discipline in its own display — with no preference over the other. That is for you to choose. Let me know.