Artist Statement
I am an oil painter of contemporary still lifes. My goal is to capture the light and local color of my subjects and maintain a freshness in my work by painting from life and working alla prima.
Awards:
Margaret Bevier Wright Memorial Prize for Oil Painting, Cooperstown National Juried Show,
July 2016
Symanarts Painters Prize, Cooperstown Regional Juried Art Show, May 2016
Best in Show, Art in the Park, Saratoga Springs, NY 2015
The Oakroom Artist James Gilliland/George Weinheimer Memorial Award, 2012
1st Place Stockade Villager's Outdoor Art Show, Schenectady, NY, 2011
3rd Place Stockade Villager's Outdoor Art Show, Schenectady, NY, 2010
Honorable Mention, Stockade Villager's Outdoor Art Show, Schenectady, NY, 2012, 2009, 2008, and 2006
1st Place, Schenectady Art Society Juried Show, Schenectady, NY, 2010
1st Place for Oils, Rexford Art Show, Rexford, NY, 2009 and 2008
Juried Shows:
Annual National Juried Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, July 2016
Cooperstown Regional Juried Art Show, Cooperstown, NY, May 2016
Malta League of Arts' Arts Attitudes 2014, Malta, NY, 2014
Valley Artisans Market Juried Holiday Show, Cambridge, NY, 2012
Summer Salon: Small Works, The Clement Art Gallery, Troy, NY, 2011
Saratoga Inside Out, Saratoga Arts Center/Council, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2010
Arkell Annual Juried Art Show, Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, NY, 2012 and 2010
Solo Show:
Still Lifes: Everyday Paintings - Mimosa Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2013
Two-Person Show:
Fibers/Paintings/Prints - Oakroom Artist's gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, Schenectady, NY, 2015
Three-Person Show:
Color + Light - Oakroom Artist's gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, Schenectady, NY, 2017
Gallery Shows:
The Smithy Gallery (Invitational) - “Earthly Possessions” group show, Cooperstown, NY, 2018
Beekman Artists Co-op Group Show, Valley Artisans Market, Cambridge, NY 2016
Oakroom Annual – Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, Schenectady, NY, group show, 2016, 2015 and 2014
Saunders Gallery of Fine Art – 10” x 10” = $100 exhibition, Glens Falls, NY, 2014
Mimosa Gallery - 10” x 10” = $100 exhibition, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2012, 2010 and 2009
The Annual Member's Show, Saratoga Arts Center/Council, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2014, 2012 and 2011
Buttondown Gallery Invitational 2011, The Shirt Factory, Glens Falls, NY, 2011
The Clement Art Gallery - Group Show Pt. III, Troy, NY, 2011
bj Artworks Gallery - The Co-op Artists 79 Beekman Street group show, Glens Falls, NY, 2009
Valley Artisans Market Gallery - “Twins” group show, Cambridge, NY, 2006
Membership: Oakroom Artist 2014 – a membership-by-invitation art association in the Albany NY area
I am an oil painter of contemporary still lifes. My goal is to capture the light and local color of my subjects and maintain a freshness in my work by painting from life and working alla prima.
Awards:
Margaret Bevier Wright Memorial Prize for Oil Painting, Cooperstown National Juried Show,
July 2016
Symanarts Painters Prize, Cooperstown Regional Juried Art Show, May 2016
Best in Show, Art in the Park, Saratoga Springs, NY 2015
The Oakroom Artist James Gilliland/George Weinheimer Memorial Award, 2012
1st Place Stockade Villager's Outdoor Art Show, Schenectady, NY, 2011
3rd Place Stockade Villager's Outdoor Art Show, Schenectady, NY, 2010
Honorable Mention, Stockade Villager's Outdoor Art Show, Schenectady, NY, 2012, 2009, 2008, and 2006
1st Place, Schenectady Art Society Juried Show, Schenectady, NY, 2010
1st Place for Oils, Rexford Art Show, Rexford, NY, 2009 and 2008
Juried Shows:
Annual National Juried Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, July 2016
Cooperstown Regional Juried Art Show, Cooperstown, NY, May 2016
Malta League of Arts' Arts Attitudes 2014, Malta, NY, 2014
Valley Artisans Market Juried Holiday Show, Cambridge, NY, 2012
Summer Salon: Small Works, The Clement Art Gallery, Troy, NY, 2011
Saratoga Inside Out, Saratoga Arts Center/Council, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2010
Arkell Annual Juried Art Show, Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, NY, 2012 and 2010
Solo Show:
Still Lifes: Everyday Paintings - Mimosa Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2013
Two-Person Show:
Fibers/Paintings/Prints - Oakroom Artist's gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, Schenectady, NY, 2015
Three-Person Show:
Color + Light - Oakroom Artist's gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, Schenectady, NY, 2017
Gallery Shows:
The Smithy Gallery (Invitational) - “Earthly Possessions” group show, Cooperstown, NY, 2018
Beekman Artists Co-op Group Show, Valley Artisans Market, Cambridge, NY 2016
Oakroom Annual – Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, Schenectady, NY, group show, 2016, 2015 and 2014
Saunders Gallery of Fine Art – 10” x 10” = $100 exhibition, Glens Falls, NY, 2014
Mimosa Gallery - 10” x 10” = $100 exhibition, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2012, 2010 and 2009
The Annual Member's Show, Saratoga Arts Center/Council, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2014, 2012 and 2011
Buttondown Gallery Invitational 2011, The Shirt Factory, Glens Falls, NY, 2011
The Clement Art Gallery - Group Show Pt. III, Troy, NY, 2011
bj Artworks Gallery - The Co-op Artists 79 Beekman Street group show, Glens Falls, NY, 2009
Valley Artisans Market Gallery - “Twins” group show, Cambridge, NY, 2006
Membership: Oakroom Artist 2014 – a membership-by-invitation art association in the Albany NY area