About
I was born in New York City and grew up in the city and surrounding areas until I went to college. At a very early age (about 4 years old), I started drawing and experimenting with color. I also loved listening to classical music which included Mozart and Tchaikovsky.
When I was a teenager, my parents would take me to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and I would bring a sketch pad and pencil and copy the masters. I also remember drawing a portrait of Abraham Lincoln in junior high that impressed my teacher so much that he insisted on keeping it.
By the time I graduated from high school, my primary interests were art, music, geology and meteorology.
My parents advised me to get an engineering degree in geology so I could make a good living in the mining industry. I followed their advice; however I never lost my love for art and music.
I virtually ignored my artistic and musical talents in college and for several years after graduation. Finally in my early thirties, I started painting again. I also started singing in the church choir and taking organ lessons.
Over the years I have had many portrait and landscape commissions including portraits of political leaders. I am very proud of being asked to paint the founder of a town where I once lived, (Beckley, WV) which is displayed in the court house there. Now that I am retired I enjoy devoting more time than ever to my art and music.
At last, I am free to do what I love most.