Artist’s Statement
My artwork is evolving as I return from a hiatus necessitated by life events. Educated as an artist at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, in my 20s I maintained a studio, reviewed exhibits for an arts publication where I was the visual arts editor, and taught art. Simultaneously I worked at an art gallery, assisting artists in selling their work, and installing exhibitions and installations in homes and businesses.
Now I am resuming my art career focused on producing my own art.
Currently my work is primarily oil on canvas. Subjects that have always intrigued me – nature, human relationships with nature, and the sacred beauty of all living things – continue to come to the fore in my landscapes, still lifes and portraiture. Most people recognize symbolism in my work, sometimes before I do myself, with the result that each viewer may have a different and personal interpretation of my paintings.
I seek to take the media of an artist’s craft – wood, canvas, paint and nails – and create something that speaks to the soul.
Exhibits
Here’s Me - Grosse Pointe Artists Association
Juror: Craig Paul Nowak, artist, October 8 – November 28, 2025
Livonia Arts Commission - Fine Arts Exhibition Fine Arts Exhibition
Jurors: Dave and Kevin Messing, artist-illustrators, September 28 – October 26, 2025
One-artist show at Vitrine in Plymouth, MI, September 3 – October 13, 2025
Upcycling - Grosse Pointe Artists Association, Grosse Pointe War Memorial Gallery, June 11 through August 1, 2025
Juror: Doug La Ferle, artist
Earth, Wind and Fire at PARC Art Gallery, Plymouth, MI
June 26 through August 25, 2025 - Honorable Mention
The Blues at Grosse Pointe Artists Association, Grosse Pointe War Memorial Gallery
Juror: Jeremy Hansen of River's Edge Gallery in Wyandotte, MI
March 12 - May 2, 2025
My Team - Grosse Pointe Artists Association, Grosse Pointe War Memorial Gallery
Juror: Corey Scillian, ceramicist and former board chair, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit
January 28 – March 7, 2025
Food in Art at Grosse Pointe Artists Association, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, November 23, 2024 – January 13, 2025
Juror: Barbara Heller, director and conservator - special projects at the DIA
Juried Exhibition, Three Cities Art Club, Westland City Hall, November 8, 2024 – January 9, 2025
Juror: Jean-Paul Abu-Dib
Small Works, Northville Art House, Northville, Michigan, November 15 – December 14, 2024
Juror: Shannon Karol, Executive Director, Northville Art House
My Masterpiece at Grosse Pointe Artists Association, Grosse Pointe War Memorial gallery, September 26 – November 15, 2024
Juror: Kat Goffnett, associate curator of collections at Cranbrook Art Museum
Rest in Pieces, Northville Art House, Northville, Michigan, October 5 – November 2, 2024
Juror: Shannon Karol, Executive Director, Northville Art House
Windows into PARC, PARC Art Gallery, Plymouth, Michigan, June 4 – July 31, 2024, awarded $600.00 by PARC for single-use right to “The Migration” image
Ode to Mother Earth, Grosse Pointe Artists Association, Grosse Pointe War Memorial Gallery, June 12 – July 26, 2024
Juror: Wyland Foundation
Light Show exhibit, PARC Gallery in Plymouth, Michigan, June 4 – August 1, 2024
What’s Your Sign? Plymouth Community Arts Council, Plymouth, Michigan, June 4 – July 31, 2024
Studio:
Plymouth Artists Collective
PARC Room 118
650 Church Street
Plymouth, Michigan 48170
www.plymouthartistscollective.com