I am a Colorado native with a long-term interest in several mediums spanning both painting and sculpture. I paint in watercolor, pastel, oil, acrylic and gouache, often combining two or more of these in a given painting. In the past four years I have exhibited in more than thirty juried shows and have won more than a dozen awards in local, state, national and international exhibits.
I enjoy painting a wide variety of subject matter – portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, automobiles, and various artifacts. I would soon become bored with painting similar subjects, though I often like to return to a specific subject several months or years later and try a variation on my initial concept or approach. My style has evolved towards stronger colors and contrasts – often to the point of noticeable exaggeration.
Though I am inspired by a wide range of subjects, each subject must have the potential for: a design statement (more important to me than telling a story); strong and diverse colors and values; and a variety of painting techniques. Perhaps most importantly, I want a subject that will challenge me in some new way, will contribute to my knowledge of the art and craft of painting, and will allow me ample opportunity to express my own interpretation or translation of the subject.
I also enjoy sculpture, working with clay, wood, paper mache, and mixed media to sculpt a variety of subjects. I have recently been working on three sculptures with my wife, Leah, a mosaic artist; I make the sculptures and she does the mosaic work.
Selected Recent Juried Exhibitions (Since 2004)
• Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO: 2004
• Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Exhibition: 2009 (San Diego, CA), 2007 (Arvada, CO), and 2006 (Lubbock, TX)
• National Watercolor Society Membership Exhibition, San Pedro, CA: 2004
• California Watercolor Society 36th Annual National Exhibition, San Francisco, CA: 2004
• Watercolor Art Society Houston 27th International Exhibition, Houston, TX: 2004
• San Diego Watercolor Society 25th International Exhibition, San Diego, CA: 2005
• Taos National Exhibition of American Watercolor, Taos, NM: 2008
• Colorado Watercolor Society State Watermedia Exhibition, Denver, CO: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004
• Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO: 2009 (for sculpture) and 2005 (for sculpture)
• North American Sculpture Exhibit, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO: 2010 and 2006
• Colorado Watercolor Society Botanic Gardens Exhibit, Denver, CO: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002
• Annual All Colorado Depot Art Show, Depot Art Center and Gallery, Littleton, CO: 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2004
• City of Lone Tree Art Exhibition, Lone Tree, CO: 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006
• Lines Into Shapes Art Exhibition, Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO: 2010 and 208
• Louisville Art Festival, Louisville, CO: 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002
Selected Recent Awards (since 2004)
• Best of Show, Colorado Watercolor Society Botanic Gardens Exhibit, Denver, Co: 2007 and 2005
• Best of Show, All Colorado Juried Art Exhibit, Littleton, CO: 2008 and 2005
• Best of Show, Heritage Fine Arts Guild “This is Colorado” Exhibit, Denver, CO: 2006
• Award of Excellence, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Lubbock, TX: 2006
• 2nd Place/Founder’s Award, Colorado Watercolor Society State Watermedia Exhibition, Denver, CO: 2007
• 3rd Place, Watermedia, City of Line Tree Art Exhibition, Lone Tree, Co: 2006
• 3rd Place/Achievement Award, Colorado Watercolor Society State Watermedia Exhibition, Denver, CO: 2005
• 3rd Place, Watermedia, Heritage Fine Arts Guild “This is Colorado” Exhibition, Denver, CO: 2006
• Merit Award, Louisville Art Association 25th Annual National Juried Fine Art Show, Louisville, CO: 2010
• Honorable Mention, Watercolor Art Society, Houston International Exhibit, Houston, Tx: 2004
• Glenwood Springs Art Guild Award, Western Colorado Watercolor Society 13th National Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO: 2005
• Commissioner’s Choice Award, City of Lone Tree Art Exhibition, Lone Tree, CO: 2006
Collections
• Limited edition and open edition prints and event posters are in numerous collections throughout the country
• Commissioned portraits, landscapes and architectural renderings are in numerous collections throughout Colorado
• Other works are in numerous collections