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Door County, WI
I grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and graduated from the University of Akron, BFA Drawing and Painting. I now live and paint primarily in the Western Reserve region of Ohio. My current full-time work as an artist was preceded by a forty-year aviation career, serving twenty-two years as a USAF pilot and eighteen years flying internationally as a Boeing 747 Captain.
My initial interest in art/design was not in drawing and painting. After completing secondary school classes in mechanical drawing (before CADS), I worked as an apprentice draftsman with a leading company in the power generation industry. My primary task was to assimilate details from numerous draftsman and engineers into one large, detailed drawing. This planted the seed to work on a larger scale and an appreciation for getting the details right. I don't try to complicate things. No need to search for that edgy hidden meaning or social justice statement in my work. I simply paint because I enjoy the process. I am truly gratified when someone takes a moment to observe my painting and walks away with a smile.
My work was juried into the Butler Institute of American Art, National Midyear Exhibition in 2016, 2018, 2021and 2022. Additionally, I was awarded First Place in the 2015 and 2016 Akron Society of Artists Juried Member Exhibit and First Place in the 2018 and 2021 Akron Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition. I am a member of Akron Society of Artists and the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center.
Welcome to my studio. Come on in...watch out for the wet paint!
My initial interest in art/design was not in drawing and painting. After completing secondary school classes in mechanical drawing (before CADS), I worked as an apprentice draftsman with a leading company in the power generation industry. My primary task was to assimilate details from numerous draftsman and engineers into one large, detailed drawing. This planted the seed to work on a larger scale and an appreciation for getting the details right. I don't try to complicate things. No need to search for that edgy hidden meaning or social justice statement in my work. I simply paint because I enjoy the process. I am truly gratified when someone takes a moment to observe my painting and walks away with a smile.
My work was juried into the Butler Institute of American Art, National Midyear Exhibition in 2016, 2018, 2021and 2022. Additionally, I was awarded First Place in the 2015 and 2016 Akron Society of Artists Juried Member Exhibit and First Place in the 2018 and 2021 Akron Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition. I am a member of Akron Society of Artists and the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center.
Welcome to my studio. Come on in...watch out for the wet paint!
“Selfie”
30” x 40”, Oil on Canvas