About the Artist
Based in
Ashland, OH
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Artist's Statement

Painting is my way to be with God and His creation. I want to soak it in, understand it as well as I can, and then capture the special beauty of life as light and shadow fill the scene. I prefer to paint outdoors directly on site. I feel that it is the best way to capture the immediacy of the moment. It allows me to immerse myself in the subject. Nature never fails to reward and challenge me as an artist with its constantly changing colors, light, and atmosphere.

While I enjoy painting in several mediums, my focus right now is oil painting with a palette knife and the energy and emotion that it presents. I see every painting as a journey of new opportunity and growth.

Exhibitions and Events

Cape Ann Plein Air Competition ~ Gloucester, MA, Oct. 2021
Ohio Plein Air Society ~ 2021 Annual Competition ~ Columbus, OH, Sept. 2021
Paint Grand Traverse Plein Air Competition ~ Traverse City, MI, Aug. 2021
Mountain Maryland Plein Air Competition ~ Cumberland, MD, June 2021
Artists on Location Plein Air Competition ~ Knoxville, TN, April 2021
Wekiva Plein Air Paint Out Invitational ~Wekiva Island, North Orlando, FL, Feb. 2021
Ohio Plein Air Society ~ 2020 Annual Competition – Award of Excellence ~ Columbus, OH, Sept. 2020
Paint Grand Traverse Plein Air Competition – Best of Show for Cherry, Cherry ~ Traverse City, MI, Aug. 2020
Bryn Du Art Show ~ Bryn Du Mansion in Granville, OH, March 2020
Ohio Plein Air Society ~ 2019 Annual Competition – Award of Excellence ~ Mariemont, OH, Sept. 2019
American Impressionist Society, National Show ~ Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY, Sept. - Oct. 2019
Paint Grand Traverse ~ Traverse City, MI, Aug. 2019
Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition ~ Canandaigua, NY, June 2019
Bryn Du Art Show ~ Bryn Du Mansion in Granville, OH, March 2019
Ohio Plein Air Society ~ 2018 Annual Competition ~ Mariemont, OH, Sept. 2018
Oil Painters of America, Salon Show ~ Crooked Tree Art Center, Traverse City, MI, June - Aug. 2018
Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition ~ Canandaigua, NY, June 2018
Ohio Plein Air Society ~ 2017 Annual Competition - 2nd Place & Artists Choice Award ~ Bay Village, OH, Sept. 2017
Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition ~ Canandaigua, NY, June 2017
Ohio Plein Air Society ~ Best of the Ohio Plein Air Society Show, 3rd Place ~ Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, March - June 2017
Oil Painters of America, Eastern Regional ~ Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Sept-Oct. 2016

Publications:
Plein Air Magazine article, Dec. 2017 issue, Handling the Competitive Side of Plein Air Events

 

Associations
  • Ohio Plein Air Society
  • Oil Painters of America
  • American Impressionist Society