I like to paint outdoors or "en plein air."  My work captures the Oregon landscape.  I often paint in places I know well . . . where I walk, the places we find birds, or the estuary where we boat.  Sometimes my subject matter is chosen for other reasons.  I find a new spot and am drawn in by the visual relationships it presents.  I thrive on the process of painting itself.


I earned a BFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1974.  My teachers included Bruce McGaw and Julius Hatofsky.