Artist Statement: i have been been painting professionally for over forty years. as a child i always excelled in art and dreamt of having a career as an artist....... i have been strongly influenced by the abstract expressionists. many of their paintings evoke a tremendous emotional response from me.i hope to do the same in my paintings through color, exciting, provocative line work, texture and a strong composition......in my seascapes, i try to capture the ocean in a spontaneous, heartfelt, expressive way....it’s a labor of love!i feel extremely grateful that i am able to paint each and every day. my work is in hundreds of corporate and private collections.