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Art Biography
I began college as a theater arts major and soon learned that this wasn't for
me. So, I went next door and took art classes. At the end of the term my instructor infomed me that while I might
eventually learn to be a pretty good artist, a career was out of the question because I had nothing to say. This
seemed a little harsh; I was 16 years old. Having nothing to say, I majored
in psychology. Over the years, I painted a
few things, mostly as gifts for friends. But, in the 1990's I began to experiment with acrylics and my interest grew.
I must have come across something to say during the thirty years since I was a college freshman because
I became very productive and my work was well received (although I would pay to have some of that early work back, so I could burn
it). I have learned a lot and changed a lot since I became a serious artist, and a selection of my recent work can
be seen on this site by clicking the heading for Paintings.
Exhibitions
and Related Activities: 1998, exhibition of paintings January-May,
ArtSpace Gallery, Tucson 1999, participant, group exhibition,
January-May, ArtSpace Gallery, Tucson 2000, participant,
group exhibition, January-May, ArtSpace Gallery, Tucson 2002, exhibition
of paintings January-May, ArtSpace Gallery, Tucson 2002, exhibition
of paintings January-February, Borders Bookstore, Tucson 2002, exhibition
of paintings February-April, River Road Library, Tucson 2002, exhibition
of paintings, April, Cuppuccino’s Coffee House, Tucson 2002, exhibition
of paintings, July, Chocolate Iguana Coffee House, Tucson 2002, exhibition
of paintings, Oct.-Dec., Campus Christian Center, Tucson 2002, exhibition
of paintings, November, Murphy Gallery, Tucson 2002-2004, exhibited
at and represented by Gallery 7000, Tucson 2004, participant,
group exhibition, Liz Hernandez Gallery, Tucson 2004, participant,
group exhibition, ITKO Gallery, Los Angeles 2004, exhibition
of paintings, November, Studio 180, Tucson 2005, participant,
group exhibition, September, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac 2005, exhibition
of paintings, November, Wild Oats, Tucson 2005-2006, member, Otero Artists' Cooperative 2005-2006, participant,
ongoing group exhibitions, Otero Gallery, Tubac 2005-2007, participant, ongoing group shows, Arts Partnership
Gallery, Tucson 2005-2007, participant, ongoing group show, Art &
Framing Co., Tucson 2006, featured artist,
February, Atelier Gallery, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac 2006, featured artist,
April, Arts Partnership Gallery, Tucson 2007, participant,
May, Salon des Refuses, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson 2007-present, participant,
ongoing group shows, The Art Gallery, Tucson 2009-present, participant,
ongoing group shows, Gallery 801, Tucson 2009-present, member, Tucson Revivalist Art Collective (TRAC) 2009, participant, June, Forbidden
Garden, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson 2007-present, represented by Stone Dragon Gallery, Tucson 2009-present, founding member
and represented by, Flux Art Gallery, Tucson
STATEMENT: Throughout my forty years as a psychologist, I studied, among other things, the neurological
and experiential aspects of perception; how the mind creates cognitive representations of environmental events from partial
and unreliable sense data. I found that the very act of creating these representations makes
them both meaningful and compelling to the observer. As a result, I strive to avoid dictating the observer’s
experience, providing only enough visual data for the observer to create his or her own artistic experience, thereby inviting
participation in the creation of the work itself. The goal is for the observer to have an artistic experience
that is both intellectually and emotionally stimulating and that is unique to him or her. TECHNIQUE: My usual method of painting is acrylic on Clayboard, often cutting the board after the painting
is complete to either leave spaces between panels of the painting or to inlay metal or wood. I make my own frames because
I want the painting to be surrounded by a plain border and a narrow wooden edge.
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