THE ARTIST
“Move towards that which makes you feel more alive.” – Rodney Smith
My work embodies personal growth and fruition, with paint recording the splendid reality of living. Energy that runs deeply through us is presented in the emotion of line, color, texture and pattern – fluid experiences standing as frames of life.
The simplicity and ease of painting is in harmony with the pulse of energy I capture in my work. I let the paint drip, flow, and add dimension with layers of pattern and line. My subject matter presents transient reality – birds, flowers, a moving figure – captured with a quick and keen eye, but above all with love and affection. We are not here very long, and the world that surrounds us is so precious. I seek to capture the aliveness at the heart of being.
BIOGRAPHY
Born 1957 Long Island, New York
1964-1981 Detroit, Michigan
1982-present Portland, Oregon
EDUCATION
1978 Illustration, Kendall School of Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1984 Printmaking, NW College of Art, Portland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
The Urban Landscape, Eastbank Commerce Center, Portland
2010
Buddha in a Fur Coat, Artemis Café, Portland
The Urban Landscape, Press Club, Portland
Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Wild Abandon, Portland
2009
Portland: Bird, Dog, Sydney’s, Portland
Springtime Blossoms, Moreland Frame¬works & Gallery, Portland
2008
Stories from Birdland, Tilde, Portland
Birds, Moreland Frame¬works & Gallery, Portland
2007
Moreland Frameworks & Gallery, Portland
Dancers and Flowers, Portland City Hall, Portland
2006 Flowers, Pappacinos Coffee, Portland
2005 Dancer. Onda Gallery, Portland
2001 Shelley Nudes, In Her Image Gallery, Portland
2000 Adolescence, Art Home Gallery, Portland
1999 Pomegranates, Art Home Gallery, Portland
1998 Sisters, In Her Image Gallery, Portland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
Saatchi Gallery. www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk
New Paintings, with Annie Meyer, Studio 2507, Portland
Birds: A Celebration of Spring, Moreland Frameworks and Gallery, Portland
Red and White, Moreland Frameworks and Gallery, Portland
2008
Spring Awakenings, Onda Gallery, Portland
Off the Clock, Opus Creative and PVS Group Show
Crone Art, Utrecht Art Supply, Portland
2007 Maryhill Museum Festival of Art, Goldendale, Washington
2006 Woodstock Community Center Art Show and Sale, Portland
2005 Woodstock Community Center Art Show and Sale, Portland
Busy Corner Grocery Café, Portland
2004 Puget Sound West Coast Art Exhibition, Seattle, Washington
Buckman School Art Show and Sell, Portland
2003 Buckman School Art Show and Sell, Portland
Alberta Street Ceremonial Ground Breaking Shovels
COMMISSIONS
2009 Bird and dog paintings, various patrons.
2007 Flower paintings, The Gift Bag Factory, manufactured for a line of gift bags
2005 Jim and Kerry Fletcher, series of Hawaii landscapes
2004 Tiaya Brody, portrait
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2002-2004 Artist volunteer, New Avenues for Youth Reception Center
1985-2008 Designer, Kalakendra Society for the Performing Arts of India
1986-1989 Designer/illustrator, Homowa African Arts & Culture Foundation
1986-1988 Designer, Young Audiences of Oregon and Washington
1983-1985 Board of Directors, World Music Foundation
2007-current Associate Creative Director, Opus Creative
2000-2007 Senior Art Director, Opus Creative
1998-2000 Senior Art Director, McClenahan Bruer Communications
1980-1998 Art Director, Grady Britton Communications
1978-1980 Designer, Grady Britton Communications
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2009 Art Workshop series, Operation Nightwatch, Portland
1986 Drawing from Your Dreams workshop, Rose City School, Portland
