Profile

I am an oil painter living in Taos. I paint still life, figure, and landscape in a representational style.  My work has of late become more expressionistic and abstract while remaining true to my  subject.  My landscape work comes out of a deep connection to the land that has been my refuge ever since I was a child.  Being with nature is a means of reaffirming life, of overcoming confusion.

I studied in the classical realist tradition, and am strongly influenced by the 19th century Russian painters. The land I paint around Taos has a great beauty, variety, and history.  When not outside, I paint in my studio on Kit Carson Rd.

National Artist Organizations

Plein air painters of NM

American Society of Classic Realism

Oil Painters of America

Society of American Impressionism

Outdoor Painters of MN

Society of Master Impressionists

Northeast  Mpls. Alliance for the Arts

Selected Awards

2006 honorary mention Bloomington juried show

.2003 Honorable Mention, Art Fete, Burnsville Area Society of the Arts

2003 Landscape award  American Society of Classical Realism

2002 Honorable Mention, Art Fete, Burnsville Area Society of the Arts

2001 Peer Award, Edina Juried Art Show

2001 Award of Merit, Edina Juried Art Show

2001 Award of Merit, Art Fete, Burnsville Area Society of the Arts

2000 Award of Merit, Art Fete, Burnsville Area Society of the Arts

Private Gallery Exhibitions

2oo9 Russian Nights, Fetchin Museum, Taos NM

2oo9 Figure show Frank Stone Gallery, Mpls. MN

2007 One woman show, Northrup King Building

2004 Landscapes show, Oil Painters of MN,.

2004 One woman show, MN. River Studios

2003  The Figure, Spring Street Gallery,  Galena, IL

2003 American Impressionist Society, national juried exhibition, Charlotte Flinn Gallery,  FL

2003 International Museum of Contemporary Master’s of Fine Art- Greenhouse gallery, Austin, TX

2002 Meadow Creek Gallery Miniature Show, Edina,  MN

2002 One women show, Meadow Creek Gallery, Edina, MN

2001 One women show, Meadow Creek Gallery, Edina, MN

2001 One women show, St. Paul, MN

2000 Meadow Creek Gallery Miniature Show, Edina, MN

Juried Shows

2013 Taos Select, fall arts

2012 Taos Select, fall arts

2011 Taos Select, fall arts

2009 American Impressionist Society, Denver, Co.

2007 Oil Painters of America-Chicago, IL

2007 Society of Master Impressionists- Amarillo, TX.

2007 Elk River national juried show

2006 Best and the Brightest-Scotsdale , AZ.

2006 Lines and Shapes, Estes Park, Co.

2004 MN. State Fair Fine Arts

2003 Visual Arts of Minnesota,, St. Cloud, MN

2003 Minnetonka Figure Show,

2002 State Fair  Fne Arts Show

2002 Edina Art Center  Show

2001 Edina Art Center  Show

2000 Edina Art Center  Show

2000 Minnetonka Figure Show,

Education

1999 Hurninko & Paquet Studios, St. Paul, MN

1995 – 1998 Minnesota River School of Fine Arts, Burnsville, MN

1969 – 1973 University of Minnesota, MN

Galleries

O’Malley Studio, Cabot Plaza, Taos NM.

Doubletake Gallery, Mpls., MN.

ACVR Studio