I have been creating sculpture for 40 years and painting for most of that time..
In 1954 I opened a studio in Manhattan that specialized in corporate and advertising photography. Working with some of the major agencies and Fortune 500 companies gave me the ability to learn my art and raise my family in comfort while I was having the time of my life on camera.
In 1958 I discovered sculpture . It was a great hobby until it became serious.
At the peak of my photography career I gave up the studio in New York and moved to Vermont where I was able to concentrate on sculpture. The camera became my Medici and 60 to 80 days a year on camera allowed me to spend the rest of my time carving marble.
Eventually I established gallery relationships on both coasts and in New England. I suppose I had reached the point in life dreamed about by most artists and yet, I became frustrated. My work did not belong in the art market of the 80’s. I consider what I do “Quiet Sculpture”. The art galleries of the time were full of noise, hype and screaming artists trying to make a social or political statement and failing. I’d look at what was being shown and say, “What am I doing here?”
It took a while but I brought all of my work home , found a huge space in Virginia and opened my own gallery where I could show my work the way I thought it should be shown.
I did that for 20 years and built a collector base across the country, A few years ago I began to get my 20 year itch and decided to come home to New England.
So here I am; comfortably ensconced in a 1900 farmhouse with a 4000 sq ft barn that serves as my studio and gallery and I begin my 5th twenty year cycle .
