About Me

I am an oil and pastel painter lucky enough to live on the beautiful south shore of Massachusetts, where lovely beach and ocean scenes abound.  It is a never ending source of inspiration.

My primary love, however,  is portraiture. When I was sixteen, I received a small eight color oil paint set for my birthday. The first thing I painted was a portrait of my little brother. I was amazed to achieve a likeness and I was hooked.  The task of studying and portraying the likeness of a fellow human being is a challenge and an honor. The challenge, beyond the technical aspects of painting, is to capture the small subtleties of a person that contribute to their unique “personhood”.  I am honored to be invited to make these observations and present them as beautifully as I can.

Now, after painting for almost 30 years,  I consider all of my subject matter as a portrait of that time, item or place and I approach it with the same sense of reverence. I am grateful for the beauty of it all

Shows and Awards

2022 Honorable Mention, North River Art Society Members Show

2015  North River Art Society, Focus on Figures, Honorable Mention, Drawing/Pastel

2014 North River Art Society, Focus on Figures, Second Place, Drawing/ Pastel

2013 Duxbury Art Association Winter Juried Show, 2nd Place, Drawing/Pastel

2011 Bumpus Gallery Past Presidents Show

2007 Solo Show, Ventress Gallery, Marshfield, MA

2006-2016 Annual Open Studios Show, 4th Floor Artists, Rockland, MA

2005 Pembroke Public Library, Solo Portrait Show

2005 Plympton Public Library, Group Show – The Yellow House

2003 Duxbury Art Association, Member Show, First Place, Drawing/Pastel