I paint "alla prima" working in the studio and in plein air. My work centers on creating the effects of light found in nature. I paint landscapes capturing the scenic vistas of the west coast. In the studio, I work on larger paintings, from small studies done on location.  The paintings of French, Russian, American Impressionists, and in particular, the early California Impressionists influences my work. Some of the artist’s that I admire include, Joaquin Sorolla, John Singer Sargent, Charles Hawthorne and Guy Rose. As a painter it is important for me to capture the unique qualities of California light.

• Jeniam Center for the Arts, Memphis TN
• Forty Year Retrospective –Art & Design – Jan - March - 2010
• Lohman Exhibition Gallery - Los Altos Hills – Retrospective - February -2010
• Signature status: MBPAPA 2009. (Left MBPAPA - 2010 to pursue new painting goals).
  
• Pacific Grove Art League - Monterey Bay PAPA 2007 – Artist Members Group Show
• Monterey Maritime Museum -MBPAPA 2007 – Painted Memories – Juried Group Exhibit
• Monterey Bay PAPA 2006- Inaugural Show
• Monterey Art Museum Miniatures Exhibit (invited artist) 2009-2008-2007
• Euphrat Gallery – Cupertino – Group Art Exhibit: 2004 through 2009
• Seamans Exhibition Gallery – Los Altos Hills- Group Art Shows – 1998 - 2009
• KCI – Krause Center for Innovation - Los Altos Hills CA – Permanent Exhibit -
• City Hall Gallery Space– Redwood City CA – Plein Air Awards Exhibit
• Hidden Villa Plein Air Paint Out - Honorable Mention, Los Altos Hills
• Grand Hall Gallery - ­Dorothy B Chandler Pavilion- L.A. Group Exhibit–
• Triton Art Gallery - Santa Clara - CA –Emerging Artists Exhibit: 1990
• Santa Clara Arts Council- Artists Fellowship Award & Group Show1990
• Arts Council -Silicon Valley Visual Artists Award 1990
• Bay Area Critics Circle Awards  for original designs – Multiple awards -1988-2010
• Norfolk Art Gallery – Norfolk VA - Group Show
• American Heritage Exhibition - National Tour (12 works selected for exhibition)
• National Gallery of Visual & Performing and Arts - NYC - Group Show 1984-85
• Wayne State University - Fellowship – 1972-73

 Academic Work

• Professor of Art and Design - Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA –FT-Tenured -1988-present
• Oil and watercolor painting, studio and observational drawing, 2&3D art, digital art,graphic design and performing arts design
• Plein Air Workshops - Summer - Annual 6 week workshops (oil-acrylic- watercolor- 2001-present-Foothill College Fine Art Department.
• Art and Design Workshops taught at SFSU, SJSU, Santa Clara University, San Jose City College. University of Memphis TN, University of Louisville KY

• CAC: California Art Club
• OPA: Oil Painters of America
• LAPAPA: Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

Additional Art and Design Awards, Achievements and Recognition

• CADRE Institute Fellow: Graduate Institute for Computer Art, Design, Research and Education
• Hillberry Graduate Fellowship – Wayne State University - Detroit MI.
• SF Bay Area Critics Circle Awards for Stage Design – Multiple awards -1988-2010
• Additional design awards, nominations and citations received in NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kentucky, Virginia, Australia, Hong Kong Finland, Ireland. 
• Art and designs exhibited at 7 international art festivals since 1972.
• Theatre Architectural Consultant - Memphis, TN, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA, Los Altos Hills CA
  

Education and Workshops

• Art Academy University - San Francisco CA - sabbatical studies - painting - 2007-08-09
• San Jose State University, CA- MFA - Art
• San Francisco State University, CA – MFA - Design
• University of Memphis, TN – BFA - Art & Design
• Brian Blood - Plein Air workshops - Carmel and Monterey CA - 2009
• Camille Przewodek - California Colorist: Petaluma, CA colorist workshops- 2006 - 2009
• Charles Miller – Colorist Painting Theories (from the Cape School of Hawthorne and Hensche)
• Anna Nelson - Still Life studies - AAU
• Jason Bowen - Landscape studies -AAU
• Shozo Sato Japanese Living Master Artist and Painter –Sumi-e –Special Studies in Japanese Brush Painting
• Ning Yeh – Chinese Painting Master - Special Studies in Lingnan School of The Art of Chinese Brush Painting- Huntington Beach CA.