"The visual arts have been my passion through 30 years of education and fieldwork in the arts. I have a masters degree in art history and art education including 3 years of studies at the Barnes Foundation. There I was led to discover and dissect "The Art in Painting." I became a fine arts dealer and attained membership in the American Society of appraisers which expanded into a career specializing in art consulting and appraising. I've built many corporate and private collections and lectured on visual literacy and art appreciation at colleges, museums and private events in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Florida. All of these experiences have fed my own personal practice of painting."