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ABOUT THE ARTIST
I was born in 1947 and grew up in rural Pennsylvania 35 miles west of Philadelphia. In 1968 I moved to Canada in opposition to the Viet Nam war. After attending George Brown College and the Three Schools of Art in Toronto I exhibited for a few years before moving into illustration. I won several awards in illustration including the Bomac magazine cover of the year award in 1984. My illustrations were chosen for the American Illustrator and Print Magazine illustration annuals. In 2005 I relocated to the Atlanta area where I am pursuing a career in portraiture and landscape. In my first three juried exhibitions in Atlanta I have won three awards, two of which have been first place. This has been very encouraging.
I particularly love drawing children. They're such a delight. I try to capture them being kids rather than small adults. Seeing these little guys appear almost magically on paper as I work, and the joy others feel when they see the finished portrait, is my great reward.
Over the past few months I've been developing my own personal approach to making portraits in oil. I'm pretty happy with the results so far. A work in progress can be seen in my portrait gallery.
I am represented by the AVERY GALLERY in Marietta Georgia.
My illustration work is represented by DEBORAH WOLFE LTD in Philadelphia, Penna.
Commercial clients include: Harper Collins, Atlantic Monthly, Parent Magazine, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, New Jersey Monthly, Canadian Business, Saturday Night Magazine, Coca Cola, The Globe and Mail and the New England Monthly.
PROFESSIONAL OGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS:
Portrait Society of America
Portrait Society of Atlanta
Colored Pencil Society of America
Colored Pencil Society of Atlanta
Atlanta Artists Center
EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
My portrait 'ELLIE' won 1st place at the Atlanta Arts Center, 'SYNCHRONICITY' exhibition, Nov. 2006.
Two of my portraits, 'JON' and 'MOLLY', have been accepted into a juried exhibition at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art in Marietta Georgia. The exhibition will run from Jan 13 thru March 17 2007.
My drawing 'DREAMS' won Honorable Mention at the Atlanta Arts Center, 'HOLIDAY
REFLECTIONS' exhibition Dec. 2006.
My portrait 'JORDAN' won 1st place at the Atlanta Arts Center, WINNERS CIRCLE' exhibition, Jan. 2007.
Two of my portraits, 'ABBY' and 'MADDY', have been accepted into the AFAL juried exhibition at the DeFoor Gallery. The exhibition will run from March 8 thru April 1 2007.
Two of my portraits, 'Jordan' and 'Hannah', have been accepted into The Portrait Society of Atlanta's Spring exhibition at the Marietta Cobb Museum. The exhibition will run from April 7 thru June 9, 2007.
Please check out my portrait gallery for details on commissioning a portrait.
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