Born - Denver, Colorado - 1933
Education - BFA In Art Education
Washington University - St. Louis, MO

Art Educator
Ladue, Missouri
Florissant, Missouri
Gallery Owner - 1986 to present
Componere Gallery, St. Louis, MO

Artist’s Statement
My personal interpretation of Sumi-e: a release of verve.
I was introduced to Sumi-e style painting in three workshops in Tianjin, China, May 2001.
The convergence (concurrence) was what I felt when the Chinese professor was explaining the Eastern approach to painting in opposition to what he thought was the “Western way”. His explanation was that the Eastern approach used inner energy that flowed into the brush as opposed to the Western technique, which he perceived as bring methodical. The feeling I had was that I was revisiting an “old friend”— a method of painting I had used for many years.

A young Chinese girl in viewing my paintings asked if the artist was Chinese. When I told her the paintings were mine, she said that I had “captured the heart of the Chinese”. I felt honored that she related to my paintings on that level.