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Phone me at: 360.588.9948 for personal or corporate needlepoint or fine-art.
I
began my career as a professional artist while still in college in the
Sixties, exhibiting in galleries in and around San Francisco. About
that time a friend introduced me to needlepoint, and although
there wasnt much in the way of materials available then, I
began to
experiment by adapting some elements of my paintings
into needlepoint, just for myself and a few friends. By
the mid-Seventies, I was designing and selling to a few shops in
California, grew bit by bit, and then in the Eighties rapidly expanded
into stores nationwide.
Along with all the design and production that goes into maintaining a
large line of canvasses sold nationwide, I also do custom work and have
worked on some elaborate and massive projects such as
room-sized rugs, church kneelers, and complete wing chairs and suites
of dining room chairs. I frequently lecture on color theory and
use, often in conjunction with "trunk shows" held at our retailers
around the country.
I
continue to paint as a fine artist, working in water-based media and
oil, and occasionally in dyed and painted silk. My other commercial
work has included murals, graphic and logo design, illustration,
surface design for packaging, and wall surface treatments. Private
commissions have included portraiture, and an extensive body of
nature and wildlife paintings. Much of my commercial work
incorporates the surreal and trompe l'oeil effects that
characterize my paintings.