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About
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I'm
a painter and printmaker that lives in a small fishing village, Bass Harbor,
on Mt. Desert Island in Maine. I'm originally
from Washington, DC, where I grew up and attended school. Having spent
many summers on Mt. Desert for almost 30 years, I dreamed of living as
an artist full-time in Maine--and in 2000 realized that dream when I bought
a house in Bass Harbor where I live and paint full time.I've been an artist pretty much all my life, and hold a Bachelor's degree in Studio Art from the University of Maryland and a Master in Fine Arts from George Washington University. Although academic training is technically important, my life experiences outside of school have had the biggest influence on me as an artist. I love experiencing nature--more specifically sports that involve being out close to nature--and most of my work reflects this to some degree. In between painting sessions, I enjoy climbing, hang gliding, paragliding and sea kayaking.
In my paintings, I am most interested in the composition and expressive nature of color. In Maine, the ever-changing colors of the ocean--and the dynamics of water as a fluid composition--provide a never-ending source of inspiration for new works.