I started drawing around 8 years old, and painted throughout high school for family and friends. When I was 14 I won a National contest for drawing and embarked on a 4 year home correspondence course in art. After high school I entered New England School of Art and Design in Boston and in 1971 graduated with a degree in Graphic Design. Painting was just a hobby back then.
My many years of experience in various aspects of art include the following:
Computer generated art
Commercial brand identity creation
Caricatures
Desktop publishing
Printing and publishing
Painting
My skills landed me jobs in graphic design, marketing and corporate image identity in New York City and also when I moved to Boston. These skills help me today in designing a mural. I often walk around the home to see what elements I can add to the mural so that it ties everything in. Sometimes it is a design from a piece of furniture or fabric that can be implemented in the mural itself. I have created murals, where I have received inspiration from a bouquet of flowers, or a nursery where the bedding, is transformed into a magical scene of a never ending story that surrounds you. Anything is possible.
My initial contact with the client by phone, and also on the first meeting is where I already start formulating ideas. Talking with the children themselves, if it is a child's room, or having them show me their favorite toys and books and stories aides in developing their mural and makes each one of them very, very personal.
Every mural I paint is one of a kind made especially for you. I strive for that unique blend of quality and personal attention to detail which are key factors for the kind of work I want to achieve.
I live in Newton, Massachusetts and travel throughout the New England area.
I am willing to travel wherever the story takes me to paint.