Pink String Theory Print

I first started painting in the early 1970s, then life interrupted. I got married, had children, worked as a reporter, as the Press Secretary for a US. Congressman, newspaper editor, public relations executive and chief information officer for the City and County of Honolulu.

Over the years, my love of art continued, and I traveled extensively to some of the great art museums of the world. I've been to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam twice. It was like going to heaven , or finding the Holy Grail. I love discovering new paintings and painters.

I was born in Coldwater, Michigan, and lived in the state for over 40 years. After living through countless brutal Michigan winters, my wife, Anne and I decided it was time for a change. We packed up the kids and moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, for six years. Although it was beautiful and we have lots of wonderful memories, we discovered after a while, that 84 and sunny is not all it is cracked up to be, and wanted to go back to the, "real world." Leaving Hawaii in the late '90s, We moved to Colorado, in the foot hills, half way between Denver and Boulder. With the beautiful Front Range of the Colorado Rockies looming out the window, my thoughts drifted back again to painting and those first paintings in the 1970s. Last summer I started painting again.

My interest focuses on color, texture, mood and mystery. I think they must all be present for the piece to work.

I can't describe the joy of creating something out of that blank space.You just never know how it will turn out, and to me, that is the great fun of it. I'm learning to experiment more and let myself go. So keep an eye out for my future paintings.