Autobiography
I was born in Brooklyn in 1947 and raised on the south shore of Long Island. We lived in a unique area known as the “Idle Hour Artist Colony” where French Normandy farm buildings were surrounded by canals and marshland, complete with a brick tower that a pianist lived in. The residents were actors and artist’s and retired vaudeville characters. I was fortunate to spend time with creative people like Jim Dine. It was a childhood of inspiration and creativity. Some summers were spent in the mountains of upstate New York, helping my grandmother at the tourist home she owned on Main Street waiting tables and hanging crisp white sheets on the line, singing and entertaining guests after dinner. At college, I had the opportunity to spend my junior year in Siena, Italy. My early experiences gave me exposure to a world of creative minds and alternative life styles.
Teaching art for 32 years on Long Island, NY and working with young, nascent spirits was inspiring. Buying a home in the high desert plateau Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende was a fantastic part of this life’s adventure. Living now in upstate NY on property I share with my family, has allowed me reflective time to paint and garden.
Our family has always been one of artists, teachers and story tellers. Painting and exploring various mediums has been a very fulfilling way for me to share my impressions of the many places I have been and create “my story." I work in my studio when I am not gardening or traveling.
I was born in Brooklyn in 1947 and raised on the south shore of Long Island. We lived in a unique area known as the “Idle Hour Artist Colony” where French Normandy farm buildings were surrounded by canals and marshland, complete with a brick tower that a pianist lived in. The residents were actors and artist’s and retired vaudeville characters. I was fortunate to spend time with creative people like Jim Dine. It was a childhood of inspiration and creativity. Some summers were spent in the mountains of upstate New York, helping my grandmother at the tourist home she owned on Main Street waiting tables and hanging crisp white sheets on the line, singing and entertaining guests after dinner. At college, I had the opportunity to spend my junior year in Siena, Italy. My early experiences gave me exposure to a world of creative minds and alternative life styles.
Teaching art for 32 years on Long Island, NY and working with young, nascent spirits was inspiring. Buying a home in the high desert plateau Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende was a fantastic part of this life’s adventure. Living now in upstate NY on property I share with my family, has allowed me reflective time to paint and garden.
Our family has always been one of artists, teachers and story tellers. Painting and exploring various mediums has been a very fulfilling way for me to share my impressions of the many places I have been and create “my story." I work in my studio when I am not gardening or traveling.
