Growing up in the central coastal region of California, I gained   exposure, at an early age, to the art colonies and galleries of Big Sur, Carmel, and San Francisco. As a teenager I explored the colony of Artists, Writers, and Musicians living in the houseboats along the waterfront of Sausalito. It was on one of those houseboats, shared by Alan Watts, and a sculptor named Bardo, that I first decided I wanted to be an artist. Watching the creative process as Bardo built his monumental sculptures made of found objects, such as discarded cable spools, rusty machine parts, and old cans of house paint, I was struck by the feeling that this was the most natural way for a man to live. It was during those years that I began to take creative art workshops from local artists, and artisans.

Formal Art Training:

Santa Clara University, West Valley College, Mission College, Private Workshops, Independent Studies.

As a student, I was involved in ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, abstract and representational painting, photography, commercial art, advertising design, and art history.

I have done intense independent studies of : The Impressionists and their evolutionary, descendants, with a special emphasis on Cezanne.  The Abstract Expressionists of the New York School.  The California plein air painters.

“I am driven to express my interpretation of the world around me, filtered through my own esthetic sensibility. “

Events & shows:

1975  “The Full Moon Raku” Pescadero Creek

1976  de Saisset Museum – Santa Clara University

1977  San Jose Art League Gallery Two Man Show w/Dr. Delmar Kolb

1978  City Hall Invitational Exhibition – San Jose City Council

1985  Windows on Art – Arts Council, City of San Jose

1993  Triton Museum- KTEH Channel 54 ‘On Air Art Auction’ exhibition
(2nd Prize – mixed media)
1993-2006  KTEH Channel 54 On Air Art Auctions & Exhibitions

2009  “Our Home Town” exhibit, Pacific Grove Art Assoc. M.B.P.A.P.A.

2009  Pacific Grove Art Association Founder’s Show

2009  Featured Artist Show – Le Beau Soleil Gallery, Pacific Grove

2010  Featured artist Show at Gallery Saratoga

2010 “Fences” Exhibit, Corral de Tierra Country Club  M.B.P.A.P.A.

2011 “small to LARGE” exhibit, Pacific Grove Art Assoc. M.B.P.A.P.A.

2011 “Paint San Juan Bautista” Galleria Tonantzin, S.J.B. M.B.P.A.P.A.

2011  Featured Artist Show at Gallery Saratoga

2011  Solo Exhibit – Saratoga Community Center

2011  Signature Show MBPAPA- Carmel Art Institute

2012  Impressions of the central Coast-MBPAPA-Natividad Medical Center, Salinas, Ca.

Awards:
KTEH Channel 54 On Air Art Auction Exhibition, 2nd Prize – Mixed Media.- 1993

Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association Signature Artist

Galleries:

Le Beau Soleil Gallery – Pacific Grove, Ca.

Gallery Saratoga – Saratoga, Ca. – gallerysaratoga.com

The Artist’s Alley Gallery- 863 Mission St., San Francisco