I am a Painter with a BFA from the Corcoran College of Art and Design. I live just outside Washington DC.

I spend time seeking out stimulating life experiences to paint. Most frequently I paint in plein-air along the back roads and coastal towns of the east.

Although my roots are in realism, I rely on a painterly vocabulary that asks the viewer for an emotional connection.

Inspired by Abbott Thayer, Juels Sabastian-Lapage and Lucian Freud, I seek a balance between emotion, tone, and a self directed voice. Read Less