I have a 46 year painting practice; following a 10 year photography practice. It has been an adventure. I follow the paintings where they take my mind. My mind has been trained by Zen practice. I was a photographer of people. In 1979, when I returned to painting, I painted the figure. I then quickly turned to gestural abstraction which led me to Radical Color painting. Since 2018, I have been working within and against the ancient and modernist traditions of geometric abstraction. I want my paintings to challenge the viewer, to be a direct encounter, not a picture. The paintings are concerned with perception and illusion. They arise out of the extremity of our moment. My large-scale paintings are held in the collections of California art museums. My paintings and photographs have been exhibited extensively. I began studying painting and exhibiting my work early in New York City. After studying drawing at the Art Students League, philosophy at Bard College, art history at Columbia University and painting at the San Francisco Art Institute, I studied painting and conceptualism with several California artists. In 2006, I was invited to write for a San Francisco on-line art journal. My writing helped to turn the conversation from objectivity to empathy/intuition. My painting practice and writing on art was supported by poet Bill Berkson Painting is a way of life.