Natural forms, vernacular architecture, domestic artifacts, high or low art forms; these sentient details of everyday life are my resource. As they are examined and processed, patterns emerge, resulting in variations on a theme. Everything is based on sustained observation which yields a sense of connection to the world around me.

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Recent developments;

An exhibit in August at the Starr Library of 25 drawings in diverse media compiled from 3 decades of investigating natural form.

Some recently completed calligraphy commissions;

More samples of this work on the calligraphy pages under Gallery heading.

A series of journalism awards done for  The Hastings Center in Cold Spring, NY

Awards given by the Cuniff-Dixon Foundation at the Hastings Center in Cold Spring, NY in recognition of physicians with a commitment to palliative care.

Current / Recent Exhibits

2019, Faculty Exhibit, Mildred Washington Art Gallery, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY

2019, Cut Pieces, group exhibition of collage, Emerge Gallery and Art Space, Saugerties, NY

2018, Annual 5x7 Show, benefiting the Byrdcliffe Guild, Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock, NY

2018, Line in Ink, Line in Stitch, faculty/student exhibit, Mildred Washington Art Gallery, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY

2018, Walking, Looking, Drawing, Starr Library, Rhinebeck, NY

2017, Annual 5 x 7 Show , benefiting the Byrdcliffe Guild, Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock, NY

2017, Faculty Work, Mildred Washington Art Gallery, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY

2017, 100 for 100, Samuel Morse Estate, Poughkeepsie, NY. Benefit for Barrett Art Center

2016 Quilts; Traditional/ Not Traditional, Bertha V. Lederer Gallery, SUNY Geneseo

2016 Faculty Work, Mildred Washington Gallery, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Classes/Workshops

Spring 2021, Drawing II, DCC

Fall 2020, Basic Drawing, DCC

Spring 2020, Drawing II, Life Drawing, DCC

Fall 2019, Basic Drawing, DCC

Spring 2019, 2D Design, DCC,

Fall 2018, October 6,13, and 20, Line in Ink, Line in Stitch, DCC

Fall 2018, 2D Design, DCC. An all-day Friday class covering the elements of design

Spring 2018, Drawing, DCC

Fall 2017, 2D Design, DCC.

Summer 2017, Drawing, DCC

Spring 2017, Drawing, DCC

March 22, 2017, Calligraphy workshop, guest lecturer for Graphic Design III; The Alphabet as Continuum, DCC

Fall 2016, Basic Drawing, DCC

Fall 2016, Calligraphy, DCC

Fall 2016, Special Study Project, Calligraphy and Bookform, DCC