Ongoing: Collectors' home exhibits 2010: Henderson County Arts Council, Hendersonville, NC; Selected works from Transatlantic Voyages 2010: Converse College, Spartanburg, SC.; Transatlantic Voyages: Two man show with Tunisian artist, Hamadi Ben Saad. 2007: Holy Ground; Asheville, NC; One man show 2006: The Casbah, Tunis; sponsored by the Cultural Ministry of Tunisia; Group exhibition, Encounters in Blue 2004: Converse College, Spartanburg, SC; One man show (Manouba Tunisia Orphanage Benefit) 2003: Muse Salon, Haywood Park Hotel, Asheville, NC 2002: Botanical Garden, Asheville, NC; One man show 1979-93: Oregon Episcopal School Faculty Exhibitions; Portland, OR 1975: Napa Sonoma Wine Industry Competitive Exhibit, Sonoma, CA; Prize award 1975: Geyser Peak Winery Reception Center; CA; One man show 1968: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA 1968: Richmond, CA Biennial Competitive Show; Juror: Wayne Thiebaud
Comments on Transatlantic Collaborations, two-man exhibit with Tunisian artist, Hamadi ben Saad, (Feb. 2010) (click here)
Artist's Statement
My work explores the mystery of life using easily read symbols that imply passage of time and evolution. The earth, sky, water, clouds, ferns, flowering trees, and fruit are essences abstracted to represent everything.
While we cannot know how all this came to be, we must wonder. Science can only describe, it does not explain. A transcendent element in science is possible, and faith without rational thought does not necessarily rise above superstition. To know anything, both are necessary.
Questioning the nature of Nature, plus having faith in the existence of a Divine ultimate reality are equal in my attempt to understand the world. The profound mystery of life requires a leap of faith and my paintings are about that.
Education
1962-3; Cornish School of Allied Arts; Seattle, WA 1964-7; California College of Arts and Crafts; Oakland,CA