Inspired by the 19^th and 20^th Century masters of realism, I strive for artistic excellence in my work. I prefer to work in a loose, realistic style in oil, and enjoy painting all types of subjects, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and figurative paintings of people engaged in everyday activities. My recent work includes several series of paintings on California missions, beach scenes, and people in museums, to name a few. I also do work on commission for clients who want a special painting of a person, pet or place they love. I pretty much try to create paintings that I would want to buy myself.

I graduated from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco (now a university), worked as a freelance illustrator and have also taken workshops with artists Ken Auster and Camille Przewodek.