Welcome!
As a recent graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design I chose to turn my focus from illustration to painting as a fine art. The passion I have retained for painting is partially derived from my fascination with altering the veracity of the canvas. By the time one of my paintings has fully materialized I am able to step back while coming to the realization that the painting itself was there all along, I merely brushed away the layer of white that was acting as a curtain that, which after weeks of waiting, had finally been drawn.
This Cloud Series reflects my vision and desire to share the often overlooked spectacular beauty of our ever-present skies. At the same time while in the pursuit of this amazing aesthetic, I acknowledge the potential skies hold to reflect the same emotion and turmoil, hope and despair, light and dark that is found in our everyday existence on terra firma. My work maintains a representational appearance blended with non-traditional spatial relationships. I add a focused sensitivity to color with the goal of providing the viewer with a chance to appreciate that which is too often fleeting.
Driving through an afternoon, through dusk and the blackness of night and into the light of dawn gives you a new admiration for the infinity, an ever changing expanse that encompasses our everyday. I hope my work provides a glimpse and appreciation for the spectacle that exists in our everyday lives; as well as a pause in time to enjoy it.
Solo Shows:
Southern Vermont Arts Center Solo Show August - September 07'
Southern Vermont Arts Center Solo Show June-July 06’
C Rose Gallery Solo Show August-September 06’
Group Shows:
07' Collectors Gallery – Southern Vermont Arts Center – June 20th/ September 18th
07' 78th Annual Members’ Exhibition – Southern Vermont Arts Center – May 5th/June 12th
07' 15th Annual Winter Members Exhibition – Southern Vermont Arts Center – Jan 13th /Feb 6th
07' UNIK Art Studio Group Show - 37 Wall Street - December 5th - 12th
08' 16th Annual Winter Members Exhibition - Southern Vermont Arts Center - Jan 12/Feb 6th
08' Collectors Gallery - Southern Vermont Arts Center - Feb 9th/March 9th
'08 Greater Port Jefferson, North Brookhaven Arts Council Invitational - March 15/April 20th,
Port Jefferson, NY
'08 Greater Port Jefferson, North Brookhaven Arts Council’s First Annual Juried Art Exhibition
January 19th/March 9th
08' New York Academy of Art Summer Exhibition - June 18th/September 7th
09' 17th Annual Winter Members' Exhibition - Southern Vermont Arts Center - Jan 10th/Feb 3rd
09' 80th Annual Members' Exhibition - Southern Vermont Arts Center - May 2nd/June 9th
09' A Figurative Reconstruction, MFA Diploma Exhibition - New York Academy of Art - May 12th/24th
09' International Introductions - Arcadia Fine Arts - June 18th/July 2nd
09' ArtHamptons(Arcadia Fine Arts), Bridgehampton NY - July 10th/12th
Memberships:
The Cloud Appreciation Society
Gallery Affiliations:
Southern Vermont Arts Center - Manchester - VT
Clark Gallery - Banner Elk - NC
Minima Gallery - Mykonos - Greece
R.H.Ballard Art Gallery - Washington - VA
Arcadia Fine Arts - New York - NY