Artist's Statement

I have been painting in watercolors since about 1990. Prior to my focus on watercolors, I worked primarily with pastels and with pen and ink. I retired in 1998 from a career in city planning and began painting full time and entering exhibits. In the past four years I have exhibited in more than forty juried shows and have won fifteen awards in local, state, national and international exhibits. I enjoy painting a wide variety of subject matter – portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, automobiles, and various artifacts. I would soon become bored with painting similar subjects, though I often like to return to a specific subject several months or years later and try a variation on my initial concept or approach. My style has evolved towards stronger colors and contrasts – often to the point of noticeable exaggeration. Though I am inspired by a wide range of subjects, each subject must have the potential for: a design statement (more important to me than telling a story); strong and diverse colors and values; and a variety of painting techniques. Perhaps most importantly, I want a subject that will challenge me in some new way, will contribute to my knowledge of the art and craft of painting, and will allow me ample opportunity to express my own interpretation or translation of the subject.

I also enjoy sculpture, and I work with clay, wood, papier mache, and mixed media to sculpt a variety of subjects.

Selected Recent Juried Exhibitions (Since 2002)

•  Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO: 2004

•  Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Exhibition: 2007 (Arvada, CO), 2006 (Lubbock, TX), and 2002 (Albuquerque, NM)

•  National Watercolor Society Membership Exhibition, San Pedro, CA: 2004

•  California Watercolor Society 36th Annual National Exhibition, San Francisco, CA: 2004

•  Watercolor Art Society Houston 27th International Exhibition, Houston, TX: 2004

•  San Diego Watercolor Society 25th International Exhibition, San Diego, CA: 2006

•  Western Colorado Watercolor Society National Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO: 2005

•  Colorado Watercolor Society State Watermedia Exhibition, Denver, CO: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003,and 2002

•  Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO: 2005

•  Kansas Watercolor Society Great 8 Exhibit, Wichita, Kansas: 2003

•  Boulder Art Association National Juried Show, Boulder, CO: 2003 and 2002

•  Annual All Colorado Art Show, Curtis Arts Center, Greenwood Village, CO: 2007, 2003, and 2002

•  Colorado Watercolor Society Botanic Gardens Exhibit, Denver, CO: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002

•  Annual All Colorado Depot Art Show, Depot Art Center and Gallery, Littleton, CO: 2004, 2003, and 2002

•  Thompson Valley Art League Regional Exhibition, Lincoln Gallery, Fort Collins, CO: 2003 and 2002

•  City of Lone Tree Art Exhibition, Lone Tree, CO: 2007, 2006, and 2003

•  Lines Into Shapes Art Exhibition, Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO: 2002

•  Louisville Art Festival, Louisville, CO: 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002

•  Gilpin County Arts Association Annual Exhibition, Central City, CO: 2005

Selected Recent Awards

•  Best of Show, Colorado Watercolor Society Botanic Gardens Exhibit, Denver, Co: 2005

•  Best of Show, All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit, Littleton, CO: 2005

•  Best of Show, Heritage Fine Arts Guild "This is Colorado" Exhibit, Denver, CO: 2006

•  Award of Excellence, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Lubbock, TX: 2006

•  2nd Place/Founder's Award, Colorado Watercolor Society State Watermedia Exhibition, Denver, CO: 2007 and 2003

•  3rd Place, Watermedia, City of Line Tree Art Exhibition, Lone Tree, Co: 2006

•  3rd Place/Achievement Award, Colorado Watercolor Society State Watermedia Exhibition, Denver, CO: 2005

•  3rd Place, Watermedia, Heritage Fine Arts Guild "This is Colorado" Exhibition, Denver, CO: 2006

•  Juror Awards, Annual All Colorado Show, Depot Art Center, Littleton, CO: 2002 and 2001

•  Juror Award, “Lines Into Shapes” National Juried Exhibition, Estes Park, CO: 2002

•  Honorable Mention, Watercolor Art Society, Houston International Exhibit, Houston, Tx: 2004

•  Glenwood Springs Art Guild Award, Western Colorado Watercolor Society 13th National Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO: 2005

•  Merit Award, Heritage Fine Arts Guild, Heritage Fine Arts Guild Holiday Show, Buell Theater, Denver, CO: 2001

•  Merit Awards, Louisville Art Festivals, Louisville, CO: 2003 and 2002

•  Commissioner's Choice Award, City of Lone Tree Art Exhibition, Lone Tree, CO: 2006

Collections

•  Limited edition and open edition prints and event posters are in numerous collections throughout the country

•  Commissioned portraits, landscapes and architectural renderings are in numerous collections throughout Colorado

•  Other works are in numerous collections