Artist
Statement
These recent paintings reflect my interest
in the quiet and serene aspects of nature. I feel a strong sense
of awe and respect towards nature, and this attitude has moved
me to make each painting. The paintings are not about the specifics
of the locale, but about my experience in discovering the scene.
I want to invite the viewer to share my response to a place that
has offered me the chance to stop, slow down and look inward.
These scenes have the potential to direct my attention towards
forces beyond this natural world. I am intrigued by the complex
relationships of trees and other growing things. The intricate
patterns that form, as a bare tree is seen standing against the
sky, mirror harmonious and desirable patterns of human behavior
to me. The natural and inevitable course that flowing water takes,
not only leads us through a meadow, but mirrors our potential
as unique human beings. Color, value, composition, and the paint
itself are the tools I use to construct a tangible statement
about my view of this world. Pattern, order and harmony in nature
are the primary forces that inform my artwork.
Education
M.F.A. Painting, University of Utah, Salt
Lake City, UT 1992
B.F.A. Painting and Drawing, University of
Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 1973
B.A. German, University of Utah, Salt Lake
City, UT 1968
Professional Experience
2005 Teacher in Sun Valley, ID, and Provence, France
2004 Teacher in Sun Valley, ID, and Provence,
France
1993-2000 Instructor, University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, UT
1987-1993 Teacher, Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s
Independent School, Salt Lake City, UT
1977-1986 Teacher, Brighton High School,
Salt Lake City, UT
1970-1974 Teacher, Layton High School, Layton,
UT
Professional Honors
2007 Senior Reviewer for the Advanced Placement Art Audit Project
2005 Examiner, International Baccalaureate Program, Cardiff, Wales
2004 Examiner, International
Baccalaureate Program, Cardiff, Wales
2003 State of Utah Governor’s Award
in the Arts
2003 State of Utah Governor’s Mansion
Artists Award
2003 Exam Leader, Advanced Placement Studio
Art Program, Princeton, NJ
1998 Member, Visual Arts Advisory Panel,
Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT
1994 Finalist, Utah Visual Artists Fellowship
Award
1994 Selection to Utah Humanities Council
Speakers Bureau
Collections
Brigham Young University Museum of Fine Art,
Provo, UT
Cottonwood Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
Episcopal Diocese of Utah, Salt Lake City,
UT
First Interstate Bank, Salt Lake City, UT
Glenn and Bill Janss, Sun Valley, ID
LDS Church, Salt Lake City, UT
McCaw Cellular, Seattle, WA
Megahertz Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, UT
Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
Texaco, White Plains, NY
State of Utah Collection of Fine Arts, Salt
Lake City, UT
Vancott, Bagely, Cornwall and McCarthey,
Salt Lake City, UT
Zions Bank Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT
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