The Big Top Painting

I was born in Nebraska and I moved to many different states throughout my childhood since my dad was in the Army. At age 12 we moved to California where I spent most of my life. After graduation from college I worked as a graphic designer and art director. I later focused my energy into creating copper enamels and etched glass. A long career followed designing high end room size custom area rugs working with interior designers. My style of painting has evolved through many years of exploration. My copper enamels, both hard edge and ethereal, translated in later years into a spontaneous painting style. Bold colors and swift, blunt strokes predominate. Today I paint original contemporary abstract expressionist paintings, original contemporary abstract and impressionist landscape and floral paintings and original contemporary figurative paintings in acrylics on stretched canvas. Some of my pieces have an oriental influence due to a period of time spent living in Japan during my impressionable childhood years. I have created and sold over 2500 original paintings over the last 22 years online and through galleries and commissions. I am a published artist and my award winning art has been viewed in many juried exhibitions, galleries, TV shows, blogs, book covers and in private/corporate collections internationally.