orking in a discipline that I love is my good fortune. My background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Medical Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology. As part of my degree I studied Gross Anatomy at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. My experience prior to my decision to be an independent fine arts painter included medical illustration and corporate advertising.

I have exhibited in galleries and shows throughout New York and New England garnering several awards including the Art Spirit Foundation, Diane Bernhard Silver Medal Award for Excellence in Pastel. My love of animals and the field of anatomy has introduced me to a new aspect of painting; animal portraits.

While I continue to maintain my work with galleries I am pleased to announce I am accepting animal portrait commissions through my studio in Cambridge, New York. I enjoy painting people's beloved pets and I hope that the paintings will give you as much pleasure as I have received from painting them.

Associations

• The Salmagundi Club
• Southern Vermont Artists
• Signature Member, The Pastel Society of America.
• The Portrait Society of America

Awards

• 2010 Outstanding Landscape Award, the 6th Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition, Arts center of Old Forge, Old Forge, New York.
• 2010 Hugh P. Botts Award, Black and White Exhibition, The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York.
• The Hugh P. Botts Award, The Annual Black & White Exhibition, Salmagundi Club.
• The Art Spirit Foundation, Diane Bernhard Silver Medal Award for Excellence in Pastel, The Salmagundi Club
  
• The Philip Isenberg Memorial Award, The Salmagundi Club
• First Place, Peggy Beckwith Memorial Award, Hildene Artists in the Garden Exhibition
• The Reed's Landing Award, The Springfield Art League
• Honorable Mention, Adirondack Juried Art Exhibition