My style is an impressionistic one leaning toward representational.  Often dubbed as "gestural" in stroke quality and drawing.  I tend to make a living as indicating, not rendering.  I call it "a kind of impatient realism".  I depict images fairly quickly and simply and when a painting happens it does please me much.  When one becomes to labored it tends to drain me.   Much detail is scarce on my  canvases.  Energy is quite evident! Truly, I hope my art pleases the folks who take a lasting glance.

Subjects vary:  architecture and figures (street scenes) including Bruges, Belgium to cities across Italy (Venice, Rome, Florence, Portofino, etc.)  Add still life; children, animals, ladies, cowboys and Indian life.  All of my interests always focusing on "mood" and the effects of light as it passes across the form, whatever that might be.

After coming across an issue of Arizona Highways (1960's) featuring Nicolai Fechin, my professional goal in life to become a painter was instantly jump-started! Then again, after 30+years as an illustrator, and having my fill with "art direction", I had to finally do my calling in art  -  paint and try to make a living at it!

Those artists who have made an impact on my art:   Nicolai Fechin, John Singer Sergeant, Anders Zorn, Henry Fantin Latour, Joaquin Sorolla, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper, George Bellows (mostly oil paintings), Sergeant's watercolors and those of Frank Brangwyn also.