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Current Work
Maps mark a moment and a place in that moment. For those of us who grew up pre-Google Maps, a paper map was an essential navigation tool. Think for a second about those maps. Maybe one map particularly. I bet you can remember the trip you took; the places and people visited, the smell of the ocean or lake or even the color the sky. If it’s been long enough and you were to return things might look quite different. That restaurant on the corner that served the second-best fried chicken (of course your Granny’s was the best…) might not be there. The landscape may have changed by development or shaped by weather. Regardless, that moment, that place is alive again. You can hear your Grandfather’s voice telling you about something he and his Grandfather used to see in that same spot.
Maps are an essential element to my paintings and I use a variety. Some are digital that I can get from the USGS or the NOAA and manipulate in Photoshop to enhance color or give a bit of texture. Others are your basic pre-1970 road map that I dye with watercolor or acrylic washes. The map sets the background to the story.
Now, the birds. They are the stars of my pieces that are part of a series called Maps & Legends. I’ve only been painting birds since 2011. It was more of an exercise to see if I could paint again as I had been working exclusively in digital for almost a decade. I’m Southern and as you can tell storytelling is in my blood. I wasn't always this "into" birds, but they're at the periphery of memory waiting for me to notice. The diving swoosh of the Common Nighthawk (my Dad called them Bull Bats) late in the evening right at sundown before the heat of the day breaks, the call of the Blue Jay after a thunderstorm with the leaves still dripping with rainwater, the sight of cattle egrets in the pasture as a tractor cuts hay, and the ever-present chatter of the Northern Mockingbird at dawn. This is the story that I’m trying to tell with each piece. It’s not just the story of me, but the legend of all of us.
Shows
Solo Show. There from Here. Dansville ArtWorks, Dansville, NY June - July, 2020.
Group Show. Radius Gallery 2019 Holiday Show. Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT. Nov - Dec, 2019
Solo Show. Maps & Legends. GoArt! Main Gallery Batavia, NY. September 12 - November 10, 2019.
Group Show. 84th Annual National Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Assocation.
Cooperstown Art Assocation, Cooperstown NY. July 12 - August 16, 2019.
Group Show. Radius Gallery 2018 Holiday Show. Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT. November 2 - December 24, 2018.
Group Show. 1st Annual Juried Art Exhibit. Dansville ArtWorks,
Dansville, NY September 1 - October 31, 2018
Awarded First Honorable Mention for Learning to Fly #2
Group Show. 9th Annual Nature & Wildlife Exhibit. St. Augustine Art Association,
St. Augustine, FL, July 21 - August 26, 2018.
Group Show. 83rd Annual National Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Association.
Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY. July 13th - August, 17, 2018.
Group Show. Art Biologic. Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY. May 11 - June 3, 2018
Group Show. Montana Found. Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT. March 2 - 31, 2018
Group Show. Small Works 2018. Gallery North, Edmonds, WA. March 1 - 30, 2018.
Group Show. Radius Gallery 4th Annual Holiday Show. Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT. November 11 - December 24, 2017.
Group Show. GoArt! Holiday Show. Main Gallery, Batavia, NY. November 9, 2017 - January 6, 2018.
Group Show. 48th Annual River Road Show. Art Guild of Louisiana.
Louisiana State Archives Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA. September 5 - 28, 2017
Group Show. 8th Annual Nature & Wildlife Exhibit. St. Augustine Art Association,
St. Augustine, FL. July 22 - August 27, 2017.
Group Show. Art Biologic. Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY. May 11 - June 3, 2017.
Group Show. small works/BIG IMPACT. Gallery Underground, Alexandria, VA. May 1 - 29, 2017.
Group Show. Small Works 2017. Gallery North, Edmonds, WA. March 1 - 31, 2017.
Group Show. 25th Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition. Mattie Kelly Arts Center at
Northwest Florida State College,Niceville, FL. January 21 - March 3, 2017.
Group Show. Parklane Gallery 2016 Winter Show. Parklane Gallery, Kirkland, WA. December 4, 2016 - January 3, 2017.
Group Show. Radius Gallery 2016 Holiday Show. Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT. November 4 - December 24, 2016.
Group Show. 7th Annual Animal & Wildlife Art Exhibition. St. Augustine Art Association.
St. Augustine, FL. July 18 - August 27, 2016.
Group Show. 62nd Annual Exhibition. National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic.
Salmagundi Club. New York, NY. June 20 - July 1, 2016
Group Show. "Green". GoArt! Bar Gallery. Batavia, NY. May 11 - August 26, 2016
Group Show. 2016 Small Works. Gallery North. Edmonds, WA. March 1 - March 30, 2016.
Group Show. GoArt! 5th Members Exhibition. GoArt! Main Gallery. Batavia, NY. March - April 2016.
Solo Show. In Fine Feather. GoArt! Main Gallery. Batavia, NY. June 10 - August 27, 2015.
Group Show. Museum Quilt Guild Members Exhibition - That Was Then Challenge. Richmond Memorial Library.
Batavia NY February 2014
Group Show. GoArt! 3rd Members Exhibition. GoArt! Main Gallery. Batavia, NY. March - April 2014.
Group Show. Stillness & Dance. Bridge Art Gallery. University of Rochester Medical Center. Rochester, NY.
Nov. 2013 - Feb. 2014
Group Show. Muller Quaker Dairy Grand Opening Exhibit. Muller Quaker Dairy Gallery. Batavia, NY. May -
October 2013
Group Show. Tri-State National 2004 Exhibition. Beaumont Art League. Beaumont, TX. 2004
Group Show. Barns Again! Barnsite Gallery & Studio. Kewaunee, WI. 2003
Group Show. 15th International Exhibition on Animals in Art. LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.
Baton Rouge, LA. 2002
Group Show. 2001 National Exhibition. Impact Artist Gallery. Buffalo, NY. 2001
Collections
Newman Catholic Center. University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Bridge Art Gallery. University of Rochester Medical Center.
Numerous Private Collections
Education
1992 - 1994 University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL.
Bachelor of Science Computer Science/Political Science
