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"I was born in San Francisco and educated at Stanford University.
My work is greatly influenced by my experience as a Californian,
and by the affinity I feel for the Bay Area Figurative painters.
My paintings are about silence, solitude, space, and shadows—about
the moments between actions. I paint people waiting, or gazing,
or pausing, or moving from one place to another.
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surface of the painting is as important to me as the image. I am
always experimenting with surfaces and textures. I explore color
relationships and the unexpected juxtapositions that happen while
painting: the surface of the painting and layers of paint must be
rich and exotic, the colors luminous and mysterious. I pull colors
up– push them one against the other and look for places where
the colors make the most of each other.
"I
never know where a painting will end up. The backgrounds and moods
emerge and change as the work progresses. My goal is to create paintings
that are challenging and provocative. My hope is that people who
see my work are moved to bring their own history to the painting
and to tell their own stories."
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| PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE: |
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Art teacher, Cairo American School, Cairo, Egypt |
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Art teacher, Laguna Beach School of Art and Design |
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Art teacher, El Dorado School, Orange, CA |
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Vice Chancellor, University of California at Irvine |
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Vice President, Georgetown University |
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| EXHIBITIONS: |
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Washington Studio School and Courtyard Gallery; 1996, 1998, 1999 |
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Laguna Plein Air Painters Group Show, 1999 |
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Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, 2000-Present |
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McClean Gallery, Malibu, CA; 2003, 2004, 2005 |
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Eos Gallery, Redlands, CA
- Three From Laguna, 2005
- In The Mood, 2006 |
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art Rental/Sales Gallery; 2003-2010 |
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Sarah Bain Gallery, Brea, CA.
- "Separate Visions"; 2001
- "8x10"; 2001, 2002
- "Small Works"; 2002-2009
- "Interiors"; 2002
- Solo Show; 2003
- "Still Life, Still"; 2004
- New Work; 2004
- “Small Works”, 2005
- “Cityscapes”, 2006
- "Small Works", 2007
- Solo Show, "Common Songs", 2008 |
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Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle, WA
- Solo Show, 2007, 2009
- Group Show, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
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Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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Artizen Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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Concordia University
- Common Ground 2010 |
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EDUCATION:
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BA, Stanford University
• Washington Studio School, Washington D.C |
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| LINKS: |
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California Artists Association |
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