| Artist Statement: I was born in 1947 in New York City and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey. My parents where both painters. My father painted houses and my dear mother was a portrait painter. She was my earliest influnce. I would watch her paint portraits of the local ballerinas with paintbrush in hand. Soon after, I saw an article about Picasso in Life Magazine. I knew then that I wanted to be an artist. After high school I went to art school at the Newark School of Fine Arts in New Jersey. I studied different printmaking techniques at Pratt Graphic Center in NYC. Right away I started to make a living selling my etchings through art galleries and local art shows. I have created illustrations for notable magazines and books. Many of my etchings are illustration ideas for childrens books that I hope to publish someday. Others are portraits of people I know, including my greatest creations to date; my daughter Anna and my son Evan. |
