The goal of my art isto share inspiring bits of life from around the world; thus my theme “explore culters through color.” My subject matter varies including landscape, urban scenes, and figurative paintings. A painting may highlight a person in everyday activities, traditional clothing, scenes that give a glimpse of city life, or the beauty of quite places. I like to draw you into my paintings and let you bring in the story as it relates to you. I believe my engineering background taught me to see the world in a board expansive way, through the eyes of others, and from different perspectives. My artwork is a reflection of that background. I have been involved in art to some degree my whole life. My father and grandfather had both painted so my inclination to draw came naturally. My first motivation outside family occurred when my 3rd grade teacher displayed my drawings in class. Toward the end of high school I took classes from an artist in my home town which led to my first exhibit. An art material manufacturer who attended the opening reception offered to purchase my painting to use in an ad for his materials. Despite the positive feedback, I somehow knew I was not readyand have continued to explore mediums, techniques, and styles until I found my voice.

Watercolor and fluid acrylics are the painting media that allow me to work more loosely, instead of tight rendering which was characteristic of my early work. I believe it is the fact that watermedia have a mind of their own that inspires me. It fully absorbs me into the work; I watch it flow and respond allowing the piece to develop in directions not fully planned. This is part of the thrill of working in watermedia that I didn’t find in other media. That doesn’t mean I go into a painting without a plan. Generally I work from photo references I have taken of places that inspired me. I hope to invoke an emotional response in my audience and to allow you to fill in a story and feel a part of the world I portray. The first artist that inspired me was Van Gogh. I think it was a combination of the texture, color and flow he achieved in his paintings that drew me to his work. The Impressionists use of color and light also appealed to me. I believe these influences are why both color and texture are critical design elements to me. I look for the same strength of color in watercolor as I achieved with oil, while maintaining the translucence that only watercolor and fluid acrylics permit.

During 2012 I started to enter National exhibitions and had paintings accepted into several, including the National Watercolor Society’s Exhibition; the Annual Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors; Illinois Watercolor Society (IWS), Pennsylvania Watercolor Society (PWS), Louisiana Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, and the Watercolor Art Society of Houston. I have now been granted Signature Member Status in PWS, IWS, the Baltimore Watercolor Society, and Washington Water Color Association. Recently I had two paintings selected by Northlight Books to be included in their book titled "AcrylicWorks 3: Celebrating Texture" which will be published in early 2016. Interested in joining my friends and collectors to learn about my upcoming exhibits, lastest paintings, events where you can obtain art from me or other Maryland artists. Visit my website www.AMRart.org to signup for my twice-monthly newsletter.