My formal training as a painter began when I studied art at Hunter College in New York City. At that time my studio was a room in my apartment located in the Lower East Side. I would paint interior vignettes and views from my window. Eventually I explored other aspects of painting.
Denver Sequence, Part I |
Denver Sequence, Part II |
Denver Sequence, Part III |
Denver Sequence, Part IV |
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Denver Sequence, Part V |
Portrait of Denver |
Dancing Souls Study #1 |
Duck Lake Serenade #1 |
Duck Lake Serenade #2 |
Lorain |
Study for Pioneers |
 View From 13th Street 24 x 34 Oil 1981 |
 Red Triptych 44 x 104 overall Oil 1983 |
 Rock Creek Houses 18 x 24 Watercolor 1995 |
 Cheesman Pavilion 24 x 36 Watercolor 1997 |
 Cheesman House 12 x 14 Watercolor 1997 |
Wynkoop Street 60 x 72 Oil on unstretched canvas 2008 |
 Riverfront Park 9 x 12 Watercolor 2009 |
Colorado Capital (Massing 2) 9 x 12 Watercolor 2009 |
Colorado Capital 22 x 28 Oil on canvas 2009 |
Platte Beach 28 x 22 Oil on canvas 2009 |
 Platte River at Old Bridge 20 x 22 Watercolor 2009 |
Chair and Can 38 x 24 Oil 1981 |
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My engagement with sculpture began as a tentative movement away from painting. The paintings evolved into work that became bas-relief sculpture. Color became muted and was replaced with the color and texture inherent in actual materials. This thickening of the painting moved to its logical conclusion where the art moved off the wall and onto the floor. In many instances the form of the sculpture has an affinity with architecture.
People Tree |
Journey |
New York |
Power Plant 72 x 72 x 18 Acrylic paint on wood 2010 |
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Power Plant Same sculpture Different perspective |
4-part Color Construct 18 x 36 x 1 Oil on wood 1984 |
Bricks-Triangles 18 x 110 x 3" Brick, oil on wood, graphite on paper 1984 |
Clock 42 x 26 x 7 Clock, brick, metal, wood, graphite 1984 |
Mouflon-Zebra 18 x 110 x 4 Brick, taut thread, graphite drawings 1985 |
Parthenon 16 x 24 x 38 Wood, brick, welded metal 1985 |
Rooftop Sculpture 44 x 120 x 120 Wood 1985 |
Small City #2 32 x 42 x 32 Firebrick, wood, aluminum (utilizing counter-repousee'), sanded plexiglas) 1992 |
Small City #4 (Storyhouse) 38 x 42 x 42 Wood, Copper, Aluminum (utilizing counter-repousee' with both metals) 1992 |
Curl 22 x 22 x 8 Gesso on wood 1998 |
Curl Same sculpture Different perspective |
17th Street Vignette 24 x 34 x 8 Acrylic on glass, wood 2005 |
Power Plant Study #3 9 x 9 x 2 Acrylics on wood 2009 |
While in Denver it has been my good fortune to have established a professional relationship with the owner of a very successful French restaurant, Le Central. Over a period of 20 years I have had the opportunity to create murals, paintings and even light fixtures for the building.
For several years I designed theatrical sets for the Industrial Arts Theatre Company, active in Denver for 15 years beginning in 1986.
Other commissioned work includes the design of exterior signage and the creation of individual works of art.
Sign for Ajax Condominiums |
Sign for arts street |
Dancing Souls |
Sign for Oxford Club and Spa |
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Painting for the Blue Piano |
South mural at Le Central 12 feet tall (at the center) x 30 feet long x 8 deep Exterior latex on plywood, aluminum, copper, electric lighting 2005-06 |
Le Central Lights 18 x 18 x 30 Copper, signage, and commercial fixture 2008 |
Lifework-Worklife 18 x 42 x 4 Bas-relief watercolor on paper, framed 2007 |
Picnic Set Production of Industrial Arts Theatre 1995 |
Caryatids on 8th Avenue At Le Central, Denver Latex on wood 2010 |
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