Artist Statement

My interest in art goes back to my older brother, Michael, who majored in art at the University of Hartford, Connecticut, near where we grew up. I remember sitting in his room when I was 12 watching him paint as he smoked Camels and listened to Joan Baez.

My own career in art began at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston. I spent two years there focusing on sculpture while taking academics at Tufts as well. I left to get married and transferred to the University of Connecticut where I majored in history. My wife and I moved to
Minnesota where I earned an MA a PhD in medieval history.

I have been painting for 30 years. My art is simple, everything I do is visual. I receive stimulus from my surroundings and paint what I see.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Master Framers for this incredible opportunity to share my work with the public.

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