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From a young age I was taught, and worked in a very representational manner, very classically. As my work evolved the representational quality remained but I have explored different venues of expression. Moving from figurative work to still life enabled me to become more expressionistic in the way the paint was applied, in essence the construction of the painting. I was fascinated with surface quality and transparency and the abstraction that the two afforded the painting. Janet Fish and Richard Estes were inspirational. The overly loaded “tablescapes” allow me to investigate the brushwork and marks I make on the canvas. I am constantly intrigued with the construction of a painting and its resolution

Most recently I have simplified the compositions removing much of the patterns and color. Essentially I wanted to examine the surface quality and mark making in a more abstract and expressionistic manner. I have begun looking closer at Anselm Kiefer, Giorgio Morandi and Lucien Freud examing the surfaces and paint applications of their paintings. Although the image is still quite representational I am working on the quality of the marks and layers of paint. Ultimately I am excited when the painting can be observed from a variety of distances and create completely different statements.


Curriculum Vitae:
North Carolina Central University    Durham, NC
Adjunct Professor
Painting I, Painting II, Drawing I, Drawing II, Figure Drawing I, Figure Drawing II, Humanities I and Humanities II
2001-Present
·         Accreditation Committee, Art Studies Chair
·         Art Club Advisor
·         Student Curriculum Advisor
·         Organized Student Exhibitions
·         Facilitated Art students participation in Inter-Departmental Campus Projects
·         Participated in Community Service Projects including Habitat for Humanity
Durham Arts Council    Durham, NC
Painting, Drawing, Watercolor, Figure Drawing
1981-Present
·         Facilitated curriculum development
·         Nurtured and developed artistic abilities in novice students
Oxford Floral and Framing     Oxford, NC
Owner/Operator
Mounting and framing of all artwork, Employee hiring and payroll, Managing all aspects of the Frame Shop 1996-2001
Vance Granville Community College     Creedmoor, NC
·         College Transfer Program      Instructor
                  Art History, Art Appreciation
·         Continuing Education     Instructor
                  Painting Classes
·         Federal Corrections Institute, Butner, NC
                 Art History, Art Appreciation
1987-1995
Durham Technical Community College    Durham, NC
College Transfer Program
Instructor
Basic Drawing, Art History
1993-1994
Education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro     Greensboro, NC
Masters in Fine Arts
Painting and Art History
East Carolina University      Greenville, NC
Bachelor of  Fine Arts
Painting and Drawing
Exhibitions
2013       Two Person Show, Craven Allen Gallery, Durham, NC 27705
2012     Contemporary Still Life Exhibition Invitational, Curtis R. Harley Gallery, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg,  SC,       and The Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC.  Dr. Henry Fagan, Curator
2012     Solo Show Crook's Corner, Chapel Hill, NC
2011     Solo Exhibition, LGBT Center of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
2011     North Carolina Artists Exhibition, Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Peter Nisbet, Chief Curator, Ackland Art Museum, Juror
2011     Solo Exhibition, Mad Hatter Café and Bakery, Durham, NC
2011     Solo Exhibition, Durham City Hall, City Attorney’s Office, Durham, NC
2010     Solo Exhibition: Translucence, Transparency and Transition, ERUUF Gallery, Durham, NC
2010     Opening invitational for Ella Fountain Pratt Memorial Gallery, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
2009    Paul Hartley Invitational, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2008    Kerr Lake Art Society Juried Show, Honorable Mention
2007    Durham Art Guild Juried Show, Durham, NC, Second Place Award
2006    Faculty Show, North Carolina Central University Durham, NC
2006   Alumni Invitational, East Carolina University Greenville, NC
2005   Solo Exhibition, Durham Art Guild  Galleries  Durham, NC
2004   Durham Art Guild Annual Juried Show  Durham, NC
2004   Raleigh Fine Arts League Annual Juried Show, Honorable Mention, Raleigh, NC
2003   Dimensions 2003 38th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC
2003   Fine Arts League 9th Annual Juried Artists Exhibition, Cary, NC
2002   Kerr Lake Spring Art Show, Henderson, NC
2002   Wayne County’s 23rd National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Goldsboro, NC
2002   Fine Arts League of Cary 8th Annual Juried Artists Exhibition, Cary, NC

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