Artists Bio

Artists Statement

My interest in maritime and coastal art began at an early age, from summer vacations in Chatham, and an early interest in ships.  It continued to develop when I moved here full time in 1992 and became involved in the shellfishing industry in Chatham.

What, you may ask, does clamming have to do with art? When you are out on an expansive clam flat, at all hours of the day, you see the light, color and cloud patterns that occur—the shadows that cover a marsh while the last light of the sun illuminates an island in the distance, surrounded by flat calm turquoise water, or that same island, backlit by the sun on a hazy day, turning the sky a peach color while white sunlight dances on the waves. It is what Joel Meyerowitz famously dubbed “Cape Light”, as well as the ever-changing patterns of wind, wave and surf, that I try to capture in my watercolors.

I also try to capture the patterns and shapes that are created on the landscape by wind, wave and time, whether it be the tidal stream that carves a sand flat into a curvy wedge, or the buildup of sand in one part of the flat, while the rest remains a surface of mud and rocks. Paintings, no matter how “realistic”, are first and foremost designs, and I use the designs nature has already provided as the basis of my own work. My goal is to convey to the viewer a sense of the unique light, atmospherics and design of the Cape’s land and seascapes.