During 2003 I began to utilize my photography in combination with painting and mixed- media. Having painted for many years I always maintained a respect for the immediacy of the photographic image. I became interested in how one optically perceives space and light in a photograph and how this seeing works in relation to painting. I began to play on the line between painted and photographic representation.

I am drawn to a variety of subjects; doorways, bicycles, and New Yorkers going about their day on the street. The city can be a relentlessly chaotic and impersonal environment. My art depicts the flip side, focusing on the personal and intimate spaces of Manhattan, the worn out bicycle, a light filled doorway, and expressions of people as they move about.

While photographing I do not have a preconception as to how the final piece will appear. In the studio, the photo is adhered to hardboard and elements of the photograph are drawn and painted beyond the image. Various pieces are abstracted and playful. Others are rendered more literally forming larger composition; where applicable, found objects are used as part of the compositional structure in the work.

My surfaces are layered with glue and polyurethane along with a textural material. This surface texture creates an unearthed and weathered appearance. This adds to the intimacy and timelessness of the work.

Biography

Born:
Brooklyn, New York 1952

Education:
New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
www.Adelphi.edu
Teacher of Art and Art History, Southampton High School, Southampton, NY

Professional Affiliation:
New York Artist Equity

Solo Shows:
South Huntington Public Library, Huntington Station, NY 2006
Adelphi University Manhattan Center, NY, NY 2006
Michael Peter Hayes Gallery, East Norwich, NY 2000
Prism Gallery, Port Jefferson, NY 1999
Old Water Mill Museum, Water Mill, NY 1980
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 1979
www.Adelphi.edu

Selected Group Shows:
2007
OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY www.OKHarris.com
Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
East Islip Public Library Arts Council, East Islip
Cecily's Love Lane Gallery, Mattituck, NY
Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, NY
Huntington Library, Huntington, NY
Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
2006
Art League of Long Island, 51st Exhibition of Long Island Artists
Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY
Gallery North, Setauket, NY www.GalleryNorth.org
Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY
2005
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY www.Adelphi.edu
B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY
Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
2004
Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY
Artrium Gallery, Melville, NY
2003
Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY
2001
Kleinert- James Art Center, Woodstock, NY
B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY
1999
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY
1998
Firehouse Art Gallery - 26th Open Competition
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
1982
Good Friend Gallery, Amagansett, NY
1981
Hewlett Woodmere Public Library, Hewlett, NY

Selected Publications:
Long Islander, May 2005
Suffolk Life, September 2004
New York Times, November 2003
New York Times, September 2001

Awards
24th Annual Juried Art Show, East Islip Public Library
Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence
Judge: Stephen Bozler, director of Pace Wildenstein Gallery

Lectures:
Photography and Beyond, Princeton Photography Club, Princeton, NJ 2007