Born in New York City in 1966, I studied painting at C.U.N.Y Queens College with Gabriel Laderman, Harold Bruder, and Benny Andrews. This was followed by a year of independent study in painting at Parsons School of Design in Paris. 

 For many years, I’ve used landscape as a starting point for compositions rooted in memory, often infused with imaginary or allegorical elements. A recurring source of inspiration is the rocky beach in Southold, NY—a place to which I remain deeply connected. Since moving to California 2009, the surrounding Marin County landscapes have become an endless well of visual and emotional influence.

As a painter, I’m drawn to the contrasts between how we remember and how we see. In memory, colors intensify or shift, landmarks drift out of place, and space bends to our emotional needs. I explore these distortions in my work, blurring the line between the remembered and the imagined, while embracing the expressive possibilities of shape, texture, and color.

This process is both a way of engaging with the natural world and a means of reflecting on the layered experiences of past and present. Most recently, I’ve begun incorporating still life elements into my landscapes—objects once treasured by loved ones who have passed. These items serve as quiet memorials, marking the changing seasons of life and deepening the emotional resonance of the scenes I paint.