About the Artist

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Artist's Statement

As a practicing attorney in New York City, in which I represent artists, collectors, and galleries, I had little time to explore my creative side. Now, as my law practice has become somewhat less demanding of my time, I have found immense pleasure in taking art classes and putting brush and palette knife to canvas to experience the joy of painting and creating.

After dipping my toe in the water by taking a few introductory art classes at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, I pursued my more formal art training with Barbara Thomas, an insprining teacher and artist in East Hampton, New York. Currently, I am studying with Ronnie Landfield at the Art Students League of New York.

Three of my paintings are on loan to, and exhibited at, my law firm. My paintings are held in private collections in New York, Massachusetts and Tennessee.

I am attracted by the symphony of color, texture, shape and movement that I observe in nature and the emotions that they engender. By painting abstractly what I see and experience, I express my feelings in this creative process in which I become totally absorbed and energized.

With climate change threatening our environment, I believe that it is increasingly important that we all take the time to smell a rose, listen to the sound of waves crashing on the shore, see the reflections of pink or gold that emanate from a sunset, and just appreciate and embrace with all of our senses, the beauty of our natural world.

It is my hope that the viewers of my art will find their own unique, emotional or spiritual connection to my artistic voice and to nature.