Art Gallery

I was born with a vision impairment but I always wanted to be an artist. With the help of a grant from the Pennsylvannia Bureau Of Vocational Rehabilitation, I graduated from art school and even managed to make the Dean's List.

I normally wear contact lenses to correct my far vision as much as possible, and to do my artwork I wear magnifyng reading glasses along with my contact lenses, and also use various handheld magnifers.

Below are some of my paintings and illustrations. I work mainly in acrylics and pen and ink. I have been influenced by the Art Nouveau Movement and artists like Alphonse Mucha and Maxfield Parrish. In my paintings I strive for an "other worldly" type of light. I hope you enjoy!


"Passages"
Acrylic showing the passage of time and the cycles of nature
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"July Goddess"
Pen and ink of a sultry, sensuous summer goddess
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"Timothy Leary"
Acrylic symbolizing Timothy Leary's non-conformist spirit
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"Spring Tree"Acrylic of tree backlit by the morning light
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"Beyond The Gate"
Acrylic of a gate leading beyond
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"Woodland Glow"
Acrylic of woodland scene bathed in crimson and light
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"Waiting Beyond"
Acrylic of a friend waiting in the distance for his master
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"Dogwood Dog"
Pen and ink of my beloved, deceased dog Brit lying under her favorite tree
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Even though I have never achieved success or recognition in my hometown, I have won national awards and have had my works published and distributed nationwide. My works also hang in private collections across the United States.

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