Artist Landscape Statement:

“My landscapes are invented and not of any place in particular. They are an accumulation of my experiences of seeing beautiful places such as the golden hills of California and the wheat fields of the Palouse country of Eastern Washington State. They are dream-like, soft and atmospheric with a touch of fantasy and timelessness. My landscapes begin on a blank canvas, layering oil paints with large and rapid brush strokes until a image emerges. Often what appears are warm grasslands and trees with billowing clouds. I enjoy the process and think of each painting as a journey, a timeless interlude.”

Artist Oceanscape Statement:

“The recent oceanscape paintings are the result of spending time on the north coast of Sonoma Country during a high surf period in December. The waves were made big by recent storms. The paintings are from my memory of watching the ocean for long periods of time and the paintings are images from my mind. I consider them abstract but they are easily recognizable as being the ocean. I hope the strength and energy of the water is shown in the work.”

Recognitions:
Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas
Conrad Punte Del Este, Uruguay
Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA
Grand Hyatt Wailea, Maui, HI
Marin Arts Council’s Individual Artist Grant, San Rafael, CA
Marin Magazine Cover Finalist
Saks Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Denver, New York
SECA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Nomination
Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
The Grumbacher Art Award

Select Exhibitions:
California Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
Greenwood Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Museum West Fine Art, Palo Alto, CA
Museum West Gallery, San Francisco
San Francisco Art Institute Auction, San Francisco
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery
Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
US Embassy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The Oakland Museum of California Collectors Gallery
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA

Select Public & Private Collections:
American Express, Minneapolis
Baker & McKenzie LLP, San Francisco, CA
Bank of San Francisco
Banco Panamericano, Costa Rica
Barbara Banke
Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas
Berkshire Partners, San Francisco, CA
Bill and Inger FairBradley & Jody Ogden
Chicago Hilton Hotel
Deborah Koons Garcia
Duane Hagadone
Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
Four Seasons, Beverly Hills, Dallas
George Lucas
Grand Hyatt Wailea, Maui, HI
Hilton Old Town, Alexandria, VA
Hotel Omni, San Diego
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Monica
Hyatt Hotel Waikiki, Honolulu, HI
Interbac, Peru
Jackson Family Wineries, Windsor, CA
Kaiser Hospital, San Rafael, CA
Kellogg Company, San Leandro, CA
Lafayette Park Hotel, Lafayette, CA
Lawry Foods Corporation, Los Angeles
Lucas Films, Los Angeles
Merrill Lynch, Los Angeles
Napa Valley Bank
Quaker Oats Company, Chicago
Ritz Carlton, Phoenix AZ
Royal Lokilani, Hawaii
Saks Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Denver, New York
Sammy and Tita Kahn
San Francisco Fine Arts Museum
Sherwood Hotel, Taiwan
Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
Transamerica Corp, San Francisdo
United Television Incorp, Los Angeles