Solent off the Isle of Wight - a self portrait
“Born in 1946 during a hurricane, I began painting with the guidance of a self-taught master of oils, Aunt Evelyn, known for creating iridescent effects on the feathers of the fighting cocks she raised for a local doctor. I was five. As a teenager in Palm Beach, I spent time at the
Norton Gallery studying and copying the Masters. Beginning with Georgia O’Keefe, I progressed to Monet, Cezanne, and Renoir. Later I discovered Dali which lead to exploration and mastering the Dutch-Flemish technique of layering oils. That was a moment when the discoveries learned from my Aunt Evelyn came full circle. I have never shared the secret and I will take it to my grave.”
ORGANIZATIONS:
- The Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters – Member Seattle
- The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport – Core Artist, 33 years, Greenwich Connecticut
- Member, International Marine Artists
- Mystic Seaport Gallery, Masters Exhibitions – 32 years
- COGAP United States Coast Guard Art Program – 15 works in the permanent collection
- Associate Member – The Salmagundi Club New York City
- Co-Founder PRIMA – Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artists, a non-profit international group
- Member – The Copley Society of Art, Boston
- Portrait Registry – The Copley Society
PATRONS:
- Herb Chambers Companies – Herb Chambers Sommerville Mass
- Owner S.V. Mariquita
- Tom Perkins – Hewlett Packard San Francisco
- Mr. Mrs. Jim Thom -London
- Owner S.V. Westward – Netherlands
- Mr. Mrs. Alexander Meyerovich – San Francisco
- Tim Britton – owner S.V. Alleo – Vermont
- Owner S.V. Belaventure – Camden
- Susan and Steven Chamberlin – Chamberlin Foundation – Honolulu
- Starwood Trust – Connecticut
- The Ishibashi Family – Tochigi Japan
- Michael T. Moore – Seakeepers International
- Patrick J. Ryan
- Nico Mac – Mansfield Software Group
- Herreshoff Yachts – Rhode Island
CORPORATIONS:
- Bridgestone Corporation – Tokyo
- Oracle Corporation – San Francisco
- Microsoft Corporation – Bellevue
- Foss Maritime – Seattle
- The Boeing Company – Seattle
- Cessna Aircraft – -Wichita
- Sino-Swearington Aircraft – Cedar City
- Perstorp Holding AB – Malmo Sweden
- George P. Johnson Company -Auburn Hills
- MicroSystems Integration – Connecticut
- Professional Affiliations:
- Golden Gate Yacht Club
- NASA – Johnson Space Center
- Luna Rossa – Prada Milan Italy
