about

I am interested in subjects focused on the natural as well as the built-up, man-made environment. Influenced by my architectural education and experience, I look for subjects expressing distinctive design, featuring contrasts of light and dark, color interaction and contrasting patterns and shapes. I am constantly looking for new ways that light expresses the character and mood of a featured place or scene.

I enjoy drawing and painting buildings and scenes from the historic areas in my hometown of St. Louis, and from my travels in the USA and Europe. Painting mostly from subjects I have photographed, I use oils, acrylics or water color depending on the subject.

I have been drawing and painting since I was in grade school. After I retired as an architect, I joined a group of artists and began taking Advanced Painting classes at St. Louis Community College/Forest Park and was encouraged by my instructors to continue.

Education

Yale University Bachelor of Arts 1954
Washington University of St. Louis, Bachelor of Architecture 1960
Registered Architect, State of Missouri and American Institute of Architects (AIA), Member

Awards and Juried Art Exhibits

1ST PLACE 2018 St. Louis Community College-Forest Park Student Art Exhibit (Rowboats)

2nd PLACE 2017 St. Louis Community College-Forest Park Student Art Exhibit (Farm Field Drainage)

St. Louis Artists’ Guild Summer Regional Exhibition 2014 (Marin County)

Honorable Mention 2013 St. Louis Community College-Forest Park Student Art Exhibit (High Wires)

Honorable Mention 2012 St. Louis Community College-Forest Park Student Art Exhibit (Still Standing)

Work selected for the juried St. Louis Community College-Forest Park Student Art Exhibits in 2014, 2015, 2016