Artist’s Statement
Self Portrait – 14 x 18As a child, I was often told I was artistic. And I’ve managed to keep my identity aligned with the visualization of ideas, my own, or more often, those of others, for my entire life. In 2014 in my mid-sixties, soon after retiring from a 40-year career in art direction, I embarked on a long-postponed study of drawing and painting. I’ve experienced the benefits of becoming a beginner late in life. Had I tried any earlier, I could never have summoned the focus and dedication required to paint well.
The work represented here spans the arc of my focused evolution as a painter, from 2014 through the pandemic to the present day. Through painting, I’m experiencing a level of fulfillment I never imagined possible in any of my earlier Type A roles.
I’ve enjoyed the support and guidance of many accomplished artists along the way, including Andrea Smith, Sharon Sprung, Janet Cook, Israel Hershberg, Yael Scalia, and Amy Weiskopf as well as Claudia Rilling, who have helped me immeasurably through my painting infancy and adolescence. I hope I live long enough to become an adult.
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