Introduction
Teaching Interests
Research
Educational Background
Course Listing

INTRODUCTION

I have lived in the greater Los Angeles area since 1981and I enjoy the exciting and diverse artistic community that make Los Angeles inspiring place to live.

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TEACHING INTERESTS

One of the most important accomplishments in my life is becoming a teacher. Painting constantly challenges our perception of the world and ourselves. A good painter-teacher is always searching for questions that do not offer easy answers. Because of the multitude of possibilities painting offers it is a fantastic vehicle for investigating the ambiguities and dilemmas of contemporary life along with the subtleties of our interior existence. I have always gained satisfaction in feeing part of an art community. I have taught in universities and colleges in the greater Los Angeles area since 1985. They include Cal Arts, UCLA, Claremont College, Otis and Art Center College of Design

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RESEARCH

Painting has been artistic focus of my life since graduating from California Institute of the Arts in 1981. I have experience in a wide variety of mediums from plastics, wood, acrylic, latex and oil paint. In the 1980’s I painted abstractions and now I am involved with representation painting. All forms of art making are of importance including photography, video, sculpture and installation. In my classes I focus not only on issues directly related to the technique of painting but also to contemporary mediums of artistic expression.

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

MFA Painting 1981

• California Institute of the Arts
  Valencia, California

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COURSE LISTING

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