My abstract paintings are inspired by nature and rhythm. I play with the relationships of forms, colors and gestural marks. I often begin mixing up a few chosen colors. Sometimes I’m affected by the rhythms and mood of music. One stroke of paint leads to another, and soon there is a dialogue between the canvas and me. I also love to paint directly from nature.
Josef Albers -- Color workshop.
MA Hunter College
MFA Art Education: Hunter College, New York, NY
Studied with: Gabor Peterdi - Printmaker; Tony Smith and Richard Lippold - Sculptors; and Fritz Bultman - Painter.
The Fulbright Fellowship to The Netherlands
Arts Education Fellowship, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Getty Center for Education in the Arts, and the Council for Basic Education to paint in Italy
The Christa McAuliffe Fellowship from the US Department of Education in memory of the astronaut Christa McAuliffe
The Puffin Foundation - Long Island Sound Environment, NY
The Henry Faurest Memorial Fellowship, Indiana (Ohio River Project)
The Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Noelle Campbell Sharp and The Cill Rialaig Artists Retreat, County Kerry, Ireland
Acadia National Park in Maine, US Department of the Interior
Andy Warhol Visual Arts Residency, Montauk, NY
The Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Mount St. Francis, IN
The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY
The Julia & David White Artists’ Colony, Costa Rica
The Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
Fundacion Valparaiso, Mojácar, Spain
The Vermont Studio, Johnson, VT
Rhode Island School, Design in Providence, RI
