ARTIST'S STATEMENT

As I paint from my emotions, the act of painting is who I am. It is a line, a color, a shape, or an effect of light that inspires me. My spirit then directs me through the painting. Time embellishes my approach. In the end the paintings and I have traveled through much effort and feeling. They are a part of who I am.
 

While viewers experience the painting, I hope they see me looking back through the brushstrokes, transcending time. It is the legacy I wish to leave for future human kind.

I enjoy painting in oil, watercolor, acrylic and pastel. My style ranges from representational to abstract. When I look upon my subject, I paint from those feelings arising within me.

I have painted continually since 1962, and am now able to dedicate my life exclusively to my art.

MY MISSION STATEMENT

My desire is to have others experience my art as a part of their lives – a connection between people, generations and time.

ARTISTS RESUME & EMPLOYMENT

Pennsylvania State University, BS
Post Graduate Art Courses, Temple University, Lehigh University, Penn State University, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Institute, Montgomery County Community College.
Art Workshop Instruction with numerous professional Artists in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Art Instructor, Various Community Centers, 1982 to present, C. Barton McCann School of Art, Petersburg, PA, Summer Arts Master Workshop, 2009 to present.

Worked in the Fields of Art, Education and Travel – 1960 to present.

EXHIBITIONS & GALLERIES

2014

Plastic Club – Travel and Transport Show, Philadelphia, PA, Feb.
3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Feb.
Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, Conshohocken, PA, Feb.
Plastic Club – Small World Show, Philadelphia, PA, March.
Peter Becker Community – Flower Show, Harleysville, PA, March.
Philadelphia Water Color Society, Widener University, Chester, PA, March.
National Penn Bank, 21st and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, Feb.
Salford Mennonite Church, Harleysville, PA, Ongoing.
Philadelphia Tri-State Artist’s Equity, Philadelphia, PA, March.
North Penn Art Alliance, Lansdale, PA, April.
Perkiomen Valley Art Center, Harleysville, PA, April. Award14

2013

Philadelphia Sketch Club - Large Format Show, Philadelphia, PA, Sept.
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, Norristown, PA, March.
Art on the Avenue of the States, Chester, PA, Oct.
Montgomery County Community College - Lands Trust Show, Blue Bell, PA, Oct. Award
Beauty Art Gallery – Small Treasures Show, Newtown Square, PA, Dec.
Mennonite Heritage of Eastern Pennsylvania, Harleysville, PA, Nov.
Art on the Avenue of the States, Chester, PA, Nov.
Plastic Club – Weather Show, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. Award
Philadelphia Sketch Club – Flower Show, Philadelphia, PA, March.
Artist's Equity Select Show, Walling Ford, PA Sept.
Art on the Avenue of the States, Chester, PA July.
Harrah's Casino, Chester, PA June.
Beauty Gallery, Newtown Square, PA June.
Philadelphia Sketch Club Member's Show, Philadelphia, PA May.
Philadelphia Sketch Club, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA May.
Perkiomen Valley Art Center at Community Music School, Trappe, PA June.
Montgomery County Bar Association, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA, Award of Excellence May.
Lehigh Art Alliance, Simply Abstract Show, Bethlehem City Hall Rotunda, May.
Philadelphia Sketch Club, Art of the Flower Show, March.
Artist's Equity at Google Works, Reading, PA May.
Lehigh Art Alliance Spring Juried Show, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA April.
Peter Becker Community, Harleysville, PA April.
Generations Senior Community, Souderton, PA July.
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, Norristown, PA March.
Artist's Equity at Google Works, Reading, PA January.
3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA January.
The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA February.
Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, Conshohocken, PA March.
Artist's Equity, Weidner University, Chester, PA June.

2012

Art Workshop, Huntingdon, PA, 2012  18 Sold

2011

Philadelphia Sketch Club Volunteers Show, Lansdown PA, June 2011
Upstream People Gallery through 5/31
Lancaster County Art Association National Juried Exhibition,  Lancaster, PA, May-June

Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity Association, Inc. 62nd Members Juried Exhibition, The Plastic Club Spring Exhibition, Philadelphia PA, April 2011
Philadelphia Sketch Club Small Oil Juried Show, Philadelphia PA, April 2011

Philadelphia Sketch Club Members Exhibition, Philadelphia PA, April 2011
Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists Juried Show, Conshohocken PA, March

Perkiomen Valley Art Center, 49th Annual Exhibition, March 2011
One-Person Show, The Gallery of the Harleysville YMCA, March 2011

The Plastic Club Small World Exhibition, Philadelphia PA, February 2011
Two-Person Show, The Gallery at the Community Music School, Trappe, PA February,

DaVinci Art Alliance

The Gallery at Community Music School, Two Person Show
3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia
• Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, Conshochocken

2010
Plastic Club Winter Theme
Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania, Local Artists through spring 2011.
Gallery on Main, Pottstown 2010.
Studio B, Boyertown 2010
Legacy Art Show and Sale at the Philadelphia Sketch Club
Perkiomen Valley Art Center, Open juried show at the Hill School.

Art In City Hall, Philadelphia Sketch Club.

Upstream People Gallery, Juried On-line International Exhibit.

Publication, Montgomery County Town & Country Living Magazine, 2009.

Lehigh Art Alliance, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.

Off The Wall Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

Off The Wall Gallery, Skippack, PA, presently represented
One Person Show, Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania, 45 works exhibited, 7 paintings sold
Two Person Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, 14 works exhibited, 8 paintings sold
JURIED SHOWS: Philadelphia Water Color Society, and Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA, 1 painting sold
Philadelphia Tri-State Artist Equity, Weidner University, Montgomery County Community College West
Artist’s Studio, Lederach, PA, 2005- 2009, 24 paintings sold
Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-2009, 5 paintings sold
Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA, 3 Shows, 1 Award
Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, 5 Shows
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, PA, 1 painting sold
Lancaster County Art Association, Lancaster, PA
Burlington County Art Guild, Moorestown, NJ
Perkiomen Valley Art Center, Harleysville, PA
Greater Norristown Art League, Norristown, PA 1 Award
Robert Ransley Art Show, Mt. Holly, NJ
Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA
Farnsworth Gallery, Bordentown, NJ
North Penn Art Alliance, Lansdale, PA
Schuylkill River Heritage Area Show, Pottstown, PA
Meadowood Estates Show, Lansdale, PA

Teaching

Invited Art Teacher, Standing Stone Art League, Huntingdon, PA
Instructor, Peter Becker Community, Harleysville, PA
Instructor, Encore Experience
Instructor, Frederick Community, Frederic, PA
Instructor, Studio Classes, Lederach, PA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

North Penn Art Alliance
Signature Member, Philadelphia Water Color Society
Philadelphia Sketch Club
Plastic Club

DaVinci Art Alliance
Alumni of the Pennsylvania State University
Philadelphia Tri-State Artist Equity
Perkiomen Valley Art Center
Lehigh Art Alliance
Wayne Art Center