Artist Statement

I am a painter working primarily in acrylic and chalk pastel. I develop my paintings from dramatic contrast and powerful compositional structure while maintaining my connection to the observed world. Working from the landscapes of Maine and northern New England — water, stone, forest, and the shifting light between them — I allow myself the freedom to depart from strict representation in favor of open inquiry.

My approach begins with close observation but moves quickly toward geometric thinking, simplification, and the kind of structural decisions that invite the viewer's own subjectivity into the painting. I work from a constrained palette across a consistent format, allowing the formal question to remain constant while my subject matter, and the way I handle it, continues to evolve.

I received my BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1984 and my MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2002. For twenty-six years I taught painting and drawing at private art schools and served as Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the New England Institute of Art in Brookline, MA from 2001 to 2011. From 2007 to 2016 I farmed in Central Vermont, an experience that deepened my understanding of seasonal rhythms and the relationship between human activity and the landscape — influences that continue to inform my current studio practice. I live and work in Maine.