Artist Statement

I am a landscape painter who explores the elusive territory between the familiar and the mysterious, and who seeks drama in the ordinary.  I am drawn to the effects of light, mostly dawn, dusk, mist and moonlight. Reflections of this light will often be in water, showing nature in her quiet mood.

Although I enjoy my plein air work, I consider my large compositions to be the landmarks of my career.  They are fueled by memory, painting experiences and explorations that have taken me along the Eastern seaboard of the United States and to Europe. 

I work in oils, I prefer to stretch my own linen canvases, or work from linen covered panels. 

I am a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in the Netherlands, and worked for several years as a commercial artist in Amsterdam.   I have a studio at my home in Washington, D.C. and in Alexandria, Virginia.