My formal training is Goldsmithing and Gemology. After a 25 year career in this field I have turned my attention to oil painting. I have always had art in my life; it is a peaceful and solitary act that I enjoy. It is as much about the materials, the buttery feel and smell of oil paint, the endless manipulation as it is about the final product. It is a visual conversation that I have with myself, a mapping out of a plan and editing of the content, it is to express in as few strokes as possible my vision of the moment. It is the most challenging and exasperating endeavor I do.