Address:1060 Fairview Drive, Hanover, PA 17331

Telephone: (717)- 637-1546

Media(s): Watercolor, colored pencil, oil paint

Background:- Training: Received a B.S. In Art Education from Millersville State College (now Millersville University) in 1976; graduate studies in art at Millersville University and Western Maryland College. My teaching career began in 1977. Since 1978, I have been employed by the Conewago Valley School District, where I currently teach art in grades 9 12 at New Oxford High School.

Other Exhibit Areas: Due to a low volume of work produced, I stay local.

Special Services Offered: I will occasionally accept commissions, depending on subject matter and schedule constraints.

Artist’s Comments: My job as a high school art teacher requires me to stay in touch with a broad range of ideas, trends, subject matter, techniques, media, and materials. Sometimes the ‘spirit of experimentation’ finds its way from my classroom to my studio, but, more often than not, my own work is very traditional. My style is realistic, and my medium of choice is watercolor. I use a painstaking method called glazing, to build up multiple layers of transparent colors to create the hues add textures needed to render my subjects. The still life is my favorite subject, often including objects that are old, weathered, dusty, rusted, worn and stained. These qualities show the effects of time and use on the subjects, and indicate that at some time, they were a part of the daily routines in someone’s life. In addition to the still life, I have also painted old tractors, fruit on the branch, close-ups of flowers, barns, and some animals. My compositions would fit into the decor of many country and suburban homes.