an  African-American abstract artist who was born in Orangeburg, SC, spent my first twelve years in the segregated South until my parents moved the family North to New York City. Even as a young child, the pull of my imagination was irresistible. Crayons were my first medium, using the same brilliant lush color that continues to be one of my signature marks.   At John Adams High School in Queens, I was encouraged to work with pencil, tempura and oil.  Having shown a great deal of talent and having been encouraged by my teacher(s) I always made art. It was my sense of pragmatism which kept me from attending New York’s Art Students League to study art.   Instead I entered the business world, completed a degreed program in computer technology at night. After a successful career in a renowned financial services firm where I was Vice-President in the Technology Division I transitioned to become a full-time painter.   For the last 20 years, I have been painting and showing my work. A diagnosis of cancer made me appreciate the impermanence of life and come to treasure every day. My resolve and commitment to my art strengthened and changed the course of my work.  Initially, I worked in a hard edge geometric style but became dissatisfied with the constriction of the linear form.  I began to create works with subtle surfaces full of rich color, balancing calligraphic lines and soft edged shapes creating paintings which betray a studied simplicity.   Another pivotal moment in my career came when I saw the work of Japanese abstract expressionist, Tsugio Hattori who was my teacher and mentor until his death in 1998. Today my art reflects both African and Asian influences in color and style.  My collectors speak of a quiet sensitivity they find in my work. My focus is to create a quiet emotional balance in my work. My  work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, universities and corporations as well as in private and corporate art collections nationally. I continue to live and work in New Jersey. 

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