“I’m still here...I’ve stood on breadlines with the best…”

My art offers a peaceful and thoughtful look at my life, living it as a gay man who has seen much. I believe it reflects an educated and experienced vision of beauty in the male figure, still life, and landscape. When I grew up in South Philadelphia, I was more interested in art and cooking pasta dishes and pastries with my mother than playing sports. I went to Catholic schools, and then to the University of the Arts. I made a living as a chef in Philadelphia, Key West, and my own restaurant in Cape May, NJ. I now devote myself to painting. A nature lover and bird watcher, I travel with my husband to places of natural beauty, recording images to chronicle life today.