I began painting in the late 1960's and primarily paint landscapes. My style is a blend of impressionism and abstract and my goal is to depict common scenes in a somewhat un-common way that will resonate with viewers. I want to encourage them to emotionally participate in the painting -  to let them add details as they wish.

Much of my work is done using palette knifes which results in a signature look. I'm basically self-taught though I've taken a few workshops from nationally known painters including Greg Kruetz, Joe Larusso, Calvin Liang and Gil Dellinger.

I mainly paint scenes I've experienced during road trips I take annually throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. I paint almost exclusively from memory and choose scenes that made such a strong impact upon me when I first saw them that I have a strong visual memory of them which I want to capture on canvas. Using brush and palette knife, I focus on painting the light and "air" of the scene to capture the emotion.


I have belonged to various art groups including the San Antonio River Art Group in the late 1960's, Austin Visual Arts Association (from 1997 - 2005), Outdoor Painters Society, the Wimberley Valley Art League (WVAL) and currently the Lake Granbury Art Association. Over the past 50 years I have participated in numerous juried art shows and festivals and have had good success selling my work while receiving various awards.

I have records of some of the shows and awards but I never kept a complete history so I won't try to re-construct one now.