Much of his most recent body of work, derived from extended trips to visit his mother's family in Italy, depict scenes of daily life near his grandfather's hometown of Lucca, in Tuscany. Paintings from this series have already received awards from competitions in California and Oregon, and been shown at the Allied Artists of American Annual in New York City.
Born: 1957, Los Angeles, California
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles, 1975-1976.
Los Angeles Pierce College, 1977
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, BFA awarded with Distinction, 1981.
Recent Exhibitions:
2010 Expressions West 2010, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon (2 juried-in pieces, one Honorable Mention)
2010
Oil Painters of America’s 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
2010 99th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art
2010 Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas
2010 "Memories of Lucca" One-man show and presentation at Italian Cultural Society, Sacramento, California
2010
Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, Illustration West 48 exhibition (California)
2010 "Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century” Clatsop College, Astoria, Oregon
2010 North Valley Art League 26th National, Redding, CA (2 Awards of Excellence)
2009 Allied Artists of American 96th Annual Exhibition, NYC, New York
2009 79th Annual Statewide Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California
2009 “Equine Dreams” Western States Horse Expo, Sacramento, CA (Best of Show / Best Oil)
2009 3-man show, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, California
2009 98rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art
2009 “Contemporary Masters, Artiistic Eden II” Pasadena Museum of History
2008 “Chrome, Smoke and Flames” Deimes Cultural Center, Kansas
2007 “Contemporary Master, Artiistic Eden” Pasadena Museum of History
Affiliations:
California Art Club, Artist Member
Oil Painters of America
Gallery Representation:
Tirage Art Gallery, Pasadena, California (1998-present)
Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Texas (2006-present)
Professional Experience:
Freelance Illustrator since 1981, specializing in
storyboards and artwork for the advertising industry. Clients have
included Lexus, Acura, Honda, Bank of America, Paramount Studios and
Hughes Aircraft. His finish illustrations have appeared in publications
for Hughes Aircraft, Acura and Rock & Track Magazine. His work is
included in the book “50 Years of Road & Track: The Art of the
Automobile.”
1981-1983, 1987, Instructor, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
Travel:
Europe and North Africa: 1963-1964 (1 year), 1974 (4 months)
UK and France: 1986, 1999
Italy: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007-2008 (5-6 weeks duration, each stay)
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