Welcome to my web site!

I am an artist and landscape painter whose paintings depict the beauty of the western United States - its mountains, rugged coast, creeks, rivers, valleys, deserts, rockscapes, farmlands, orchards, and vineyards.  I also paint wherever I travel and am showing some paintings from France and Greece.  Many of my landscape paintings are painted "en plein air", or outside on location. 

While the major focus of my art is the landscape, my work includes the figure, animals, still lifes, and other subjects of interest to me.  Some of my current work is conceptual and very abstract, pursuing my interest in the illumination of detail, a theme I explored in college. 

To me, being an artist is all about visually expressing my own experiences and perceptions...and as I love new discoveries and am stimulated by variety, this manifests in my work.

My paintings are oils on linen, canvas, board, or paper as well as watercolor, encaustic, gouache, charcoal, ink, and other mediums.  Please browse this site to see examples of my work.