At this time of my life I find myself, an American, living in Budapest, Hungary, surrounded by my art, which defines me, lives me, breathes me. I am primarily self taught and my interests and styles vary upon my mood. My 20s, 30, and 40, were spent working with wood, from building log cabins and wood framed houses to furniture and cabinetry, and finally being a luthier, all these, and a predilection to "doodle" means, I spent a lot of time sketching when I was younger. However, I had never painted. At age 40 while studying in Hanoi, Vietnam, my artist was awoken. In 1992 I purchased my first set of oil paints, and a canvas. I have never stopped painting, and although I call myself a lazy painter, I have accumulated more than 250 paintings over the last three decades.
Statement
Life is a splash of moments, most of which we miss. My goal is to capture moments, a mood, the manner in which light touches an object, the shapes formed by shadows. My goal is to stop you for a moment and touch you with the beauty I hope I capture, knowing often I utterly fail. Still the need to continue is innate in the artists soul and so I do.
I am a retired American living in Budapest, Hungary. I'm primarily a self-taught artist. Portraiture has been a favorite subject matter, but I continue to seek my voice as a painter, and therefore, my paintings represent a variety of subject matters. I paint what speaks to me as an artist, and a human. I try to capture moments of beauty or torment, just to capture a moment, a mood, that is my ambition.
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