ARTIST STATEMENT

My realist style of painting has been most strongly influenced by Edward Hopper and Johannes Vermeer.  Other major influences are 17th Century Dutch Genre Painting, French Impressionism, Spanish and Italian Realism, and 19th and 20th Century American Plein-Air Painting.

My artistic goal is to capture the mood of my subject through intelligent observation and execution of all natural light effects, alongside faithful rendering of perspective and creative composition.

Most recently my focus has been on capturing communal landmarks in pre-gentrified neighborhoods in Bergen County, NJ and New York City, before their imminent demolition.  These structures are fundamental to the visual history of the county and city, but are in danger of being lost forever under the guise of progress.

My mission is to paint the elusive atmospheric effects of the three-dimensional world onto a two-dimensional surface. Using color, value, line and paint texture, I can create my own vision and interpretation of nature, for an honest and valid representational work of art

ONE-PERSON/GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2016 -  Morris Museum - Morristown, NJ
  • 2016 -  Bergen PAC - Englewood, NJ
  • 2016 -  Wyckoff YMCA - Wyckoff, NJ
  • 2015 – Art in the Park Show – Paramus, NJ (1st place award for oil/acrylic category)
  • 2015 – Middlesex County Museum – Piscataway, NJ
  • 2015 – Lambert Castle Museum – Paterson, NJ
  • 2014 – Fritz Behnke Historical Museum – Paramus, NJ (permanent collection)
  • 2013 – Art in the Park Show – Paramus, NJ (Best In Show award)
  • 2013 – Mark Gallery - Englewood, NJ
  • 2009/Present – Plus One Gallery - London, UK & Westwood Gallery - Westwood, NJ
  • 2013 – Mason/Murer Gallery – Atlanta, GA
  • 2012 – Eliot Fouts Gallery – Sacramento, CA
  • 2011 – ArtExpo – NYC,NY
  • 2003-2011 – Kerygma Gallery - Ridgewood, NJ
  • 1994-1998 – J. Richards Gallery - Englewood, NJ
  • 1992-1994 – Sola Gallery - Provincetown, MA

CROSS-MEDIA RECOGNITION

  • March 2011, Dec. 2014, April 2015, June 2016– NY Times
  • July 2012, Aug. 2009, April 2007, Jan. 2005 – Bergen Record Newspaper
  • Aug. 2009 – News12 NJ Television 
  • April 2006 – 201 Magazine
  • Dec. 2004 – Ridgewood Magazine