My first vision of art came when I was three. My Mother would read stories to me such, as the owl and pussy cat from golden books. She would take colored paper and cut out several creatures from these stories. I used to arrange them on shelves in my room. This gave me a sense of color coordination at an early age.

When I was in the 2nd grade, my teacher let me do a 4'x 8' Christmas nativity scene in colored caulk on the black board. The school was impressed with the mural. They called the local paper which did a picture story on the front page about the young artist.

My brother paid for me to take Saturday classes at the Rhode Island School of Design. The instructor had us do a Still Life, oil on canvas, of fruit in a bowl. I did an abstract of the Still Life. She liked it and said I had potential to become a serious artist.

My 7th grade drafting teacher was impressed with my architectural drafting ability. He was a close friend of a group of prominent architects. He sent me on an interview for a part time position after school. They took a chance and hired me as a Junior Draftsman Office Boy. This was the start of a life long architectural career. They liked my design and rendering ability. I became their chief designer.

Through the years I held important positions in many architectural firms. My design and rendering ability provided me with a decent living in this type of art.

Oil painting has always been my passion. I have a gift of seeing an image when sleeping. I see images that have great depth with stars in blue skies, as if floating in space. They appear in very celestial images. The images are so vivid that after I wake I still see them for 5 to 7 minutes. This gives me time to sketch the image before it disappears... because they appear to be floating in space, I've given my paintings the names of planets and moons or planets.

I am now at a point where I have time to develop the many visions that come to me in my dreams and will work to become a serious artist. I sincerely hope art patrons will enjoy my art.