I am an oil painter based in Virginia. In the not-too-distant past, I focused on trains and plein air painting. Then I became fascinated with the old, dilapidated buildings and rusty vehicles of the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia. More recently, I ventured into work that was quite a departure for me – abstraction. The trains, old buildings, and rusty vehicles fascinated me because they all have a geometric quality and rusty, peeling, multi-layered surfaces. In the Abstracts, I find I am creating my own multi-layered surfaces and geometrics, but without reference to actual, real objects in front of me.

Even more recently, the same qualities drew me to some unusual walls that I came across in my travels, and a new series was born. I have separated the walls, buildings, and vehicles from the Trains and Abstracts into a new category I’ve labeled Barns, Walls & Rust.

These paintings take a little more time, so I find myself spending more time in the studio.  

In the distant past, I created many paintings based on vintage photos. I am no longer doing this, except possibly for commissions, but a few works remain available.

I am also no longer creating photos of the multi-layered surfaces of trains, but again, some remain available. 

Historically, painting is a fourth career, after high school teaching, television journalism, and law practice. I had always loved art and while practicing law, I began taking drawing classes at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. That love became a passion and I eventually left law for art. Even before retiring from law practice, I had become actively involved with Artspace gallery in Richmond, serving as President for two years, and then chairman of the Exhibitions Committee.  I am still involved as an on-leave member, although I no longer live in Richmond.

Galleries and Affliliations

• Since moving to the Shenandoah Valley a few years ago, I have become a member of the Arts Council of the Valley in Harrisonburg, VA. I have actively participated in member shows there and had a solo exhibition of my abstract work at the Smith House Gallery (home of the Arts Council) in August of 2024.

• I am a member of the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center in Clifton Forge, VA, participating in some shows there. Selected photographs are available in their shop.

• I maintain a continuing rotating exhibit of paintings at Crossroads Art Center in Richmond.

• In the past, I have had numerous solo exhibitions in Richmond, VA; Lexington, VA; Charlottesville, VA; Cape May and Avalon, NJ.

• My work and commissioned pieces can be found in private collections in Avalon and Cape May, NJ; Buffalo, NY; Campton, NH; Harrisonburg, VA; Houston, TX; Knoxville, TN; Memphis, TN, North Topsail Beach, NC; St. James, NC; Portland, OR; Richmond, VA; Rhinelander, WI; South Orange, NJ; Wellesley, MA; and Oaxaca, MX, among others.