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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things. But the inward significance. Aristotle
My formal art education began in the 9th grade. My art teacher, Dan Christoffel inspired
students for decades as a high school art teacher. In fact, the work I do today began in that 9th grade
class.
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I majored in art in High School. I began my college
art training at S.U.N.Y., New Paltz in upstate New York and completed a B.F.A. in
Painting and Drawing
in 1982 at the Philadelphia College of
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I returned from Philadelphia and worked at an art supply store. There, I learned more than any art
school could teach about materials for artists, the choices, qualities, and options. I gained an
appreciation for the best materials and how to find them. In 1985, I decided to continue my art
training. I needed a dose of full out studio time and concentration. I received my M. F. A. from Pratt
Institute in Painting and Art History in 1988. There, I fine tuned my technique, learned how to talk
about my work and knew once and for all, that art was my best form of communication. |
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