The most prosaic objects reveal themselves to be intricate and interesting. Seeing requires looking beyond what we think we know and noticing what we ignore. Nuances of color reveal themselves as the light falls or is blocked. Shadows are transparent and colorful. Herein lies the conundrum of painting: the attempt to translate space, form, light, color and texture with paint on a two-dimensional surface. 

I was born in Indianapolis, IN in 1954. I attended San Francisco State University from 1976 through 1980 and graduated with a degree in painting and printmaking (lithography). I moved to Santa Barbara to pursue my MFA at UCSB, which I completed in 1982. I received an Art Affiliates Award in my first year.

I live and work on Santa Barbara's West side in my newly remodeled Blue Tower Studio.