About

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Biographical Note

Born in England in the early fifties, the son of a watercolorist, I initially chose a path of science, immersing myself in the natural world as a biologist, zoologist, and eventually a medical research scientist—though along the way, art was a constant companion, chiefly in the form of photography.  During my college years, I found time to specialize in photojournalism and commercial photography.  My career path, however, was distinctly in biomedical research and business.  For the 25 years following university, I only used a camera recreationally.

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Artist's Statement

Creativity is a changing, never-ending journey of discovery and expression.  The scientist in me travels a path of experimentation and discovery; the artist in me uses those discoveries to experience my full potential in relation to this vast world, to find my voice, and to add something new and beautiful to the world.

If indeed everything is part of a whole, then art is the tissue that connects us.  Whether we are creators or collectors, art speaks to us all, touching our deepest core, communicating unuttered, often ineffable, feelings.  I am compelled to express myself through art because of its capacity to reveal, communicate, inspire, and transcend.

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Influences

I have studied with painters in Philadelphia, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Santa Fe.  I am especially grateful to the guidance provided by Al Gury, Larry Francis, Jill Rupinski, Al Osbourne, and Doug Martenson at PAFA; and Suzanne Bothwell at UCLA.

I admire and am influenced by the techniques and styles of Stanley Spencer and Lucian Freud, and am inspired by the narrative content of Eric Fischl, Isadore Bishop, Jerome Witkin, and Kaethe Kollwitz.

 

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