The Formations Series has been an encompassing project for me. It brings together a number of ongoing interests--geology, rock collecting, painting, photography, and firsthand opportunities to study intricate patterning found on rock surfaces. As the Formations project progressed, I kept a photographic record of the location and appearance of each selected rock formation and the corresponding painting.

Born in Brooklyn, New York and longtime resident of Northern California, it was clear from the start that whatever directions I chose in life, art and its related disciplines would surely play a distinct role in guiding my decisions. My formal art training began at Queens College, City University of New York (Bachelor of Arts) where I developed a painting style that extended through many series. I continued my art training in both oil painting and photography, earning a Master of Science degree at Pratt Institute, NY. Photography opened new worlds of seeing and collecting ideas for my paintings. Awarded an NDEA Title IV Fellowship, I earned a Doctor of Education degree at New York University. As an Assistant Professor, I taught Art Education courses at The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ and at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.

My paintings are included in public, private and corporate collections. They have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at commercial and public galleries in California and on the East Coast such as The National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, CA, The De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, and Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ.

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