Watercolor, pastel, pencil, pen and ink, photography
Artist Statement
Artists and scientists strive to see nature with a fresh eye. As a scientist turned artist, I now explore the inner richness of nature and the human form in a visual medium, looking for the structure underneath the surface, using the original colors our eyes combine together. My thoughts are best painted in the soft and wonderful colors of pastel and watercolor. I use digital photography to convey vulnerability in people and express ideas in natural and man-made forms. And always, I look for beauty in unexpected, unlikely places.
I have studied with San Diego art teachers, Ken Goldman and Annette Paquet, photographers Stephen Burns and Jim Cline, and belong to the San Diego Watercolor Society, the La Jolla Art Association (member of the Board of Directors since 1999), San Diego Art Institute, San Diego Museum of Art Artists's Guild and the UCSD Visual Arts Group. I am a judge for exhibitions at the San Diego Watercolor Society.
Styles: Impressionism, Realism
Memberships: La Jolla Art Association, San Diego Watercolor Society, UCSD Visual Arts Group
Classes: I have studied with San Diego art teachers, Ken Goldman and Annette Paquet,
and with photographer Stephen Burns
Recent Awards:
District 117 Gallery: '08 Finalist Juried Photography Show
Studio of Art & Design: Invitational Juried Watermedia Exhibit, Honorable Mention '05
(Carl Painting), Honorable Mention '07 (Three Men)
San Diego Airport Authority: Oct.'04 Banner Competition (Walking on the Beach)
San Diego Art Institute: Aug '05 Hon. Men. (Tattoo Gallery #6)
San Diego County Fair: Jun. '08 1st Pl. (Miss Murphy’s Bow), Jun. '06 1st Pl. (Pears,
Bottles, Window), Hon. Men. (Sophia); Jun.'05 4th Pl (Carl Painting), 5th Pl (Tattoo Gallery #6),
Jun.'04 Hon. Men. (Four Score & Seven Years Ago)
San Diego Watercolor Soc: Sep. '06 Hon. Men. (Building Blocks); Jul.'06 Hon. Men.
(Three Men); Jan.'06 2nd Pl (Yellow Poplars); Aug.'05 Juror's Comm (A Day at the
Races); Nov.'04 Juror's Comm. (4 Score & 7 Years Ago); Feb.'04 Hon. Mention
(Lobster Trap Buoys); Feb.'03 3rd Place (Sophia)
La Jolla Art Assoc: Mar.'07 Under the Sky Hon Men (Dawn, Wind-n-Sea Beach); May
'06 Digital Arts Show Hon Merit (Reflections Red on Blue); Feb.'06 Members Show 1st
Pl (Before Sunrise 5:00, 5:10, 5:20); Jan.-04 County Show, Most Dramatic Use Light
and Shadow (The Flute Player)
