Art inspired by nature, story and the human experience.
I returned to painting after more than 20 years away from it. I had studied fine art, but life took me in other directions – graphic design and raising a family.
For more than two decades, I barely painted, except for pet portraits as Christmas gifts to family. In 2024, I felt the itch to paint again. I turned to my interest in the dunes, prairies, wildlife, farms, old roads and familiar places of Northwest Indiana and the southern Lake Michigan region.
Much of my work grows from a renewed habit of looking closely at the world around me. I paint nature, place, and the extraordinary things hidden in ordinary landscapes.
I've also enjoyed designing WPA-style posters which feature my original paintings, a marriage of the traditional fine art and my graphic design work.
