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If there is a love affair with life art is an offspring.

I'm a visually impaired fine art photographer / digital artist.

My interests in subject matter are varied. From nature to architecture and objects and their potential for abstraction, to a philosophical or conceptual perspective that explores the human condition.

My vision loss is due to a congenital form of optic atrophy. My peripheral vision is blurred (20/400 corrected) and the central vision is obscurred by a white blindspot. I use a 4x monocular to do photo editing. Phptpgraphy is more than a form of artistic expression but also a visual aide that allows me to revel in the exquisite detail that surrounds us.

If you have vision loss don't loose sight of the beauty of life. If you have lost sight of the beauty of life you are truly blind.

I have a BFA in crafts from Virginia Commonwealth Univ. '82. I had concentrated in woodworking and furniture design:

"Art is the plank after the shipwreck, that saves someone..."
---Constantin Brancusi

GROUP EXHIBITS

Next Juried Show. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond Va. 1983.
Benchmark's Multimedia Exhibition, Benchmarks Gallery, Washington D.C. 1985.
Evolving Crafts. Traveling Virginia exhibit, 1985-86.
The All Florida Juried Fine Art Exhibition. Salt Creek Artworks, St. Petersburg, Fla. 2001.
Art Beyond Sight. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2004.
Art for Life, benefit art auction. Tampa, Fla. 2004.
Members Show, Artists Unlimited, Tampa, Fla. 2005.
Art for Life, benefit art auction. Tampa Fla. 2006.
Through My Eyes, Tampa Museum of Art. Tampa, Fla. 2007.
Colors of Art, Upper Tampa Bay Library, Tampa, Fla. 2007.
Art At the Speed of Life, Jacey Gallery, Tampa, Fla. 2008.
Divine Equine, Great Art and Frame, Tampa, Fla. 2008.
Hillsborough Visual Artists Alliance Inaugural Exhibition , Carollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, Fla. 2008.
Westchase Artists Society Members Show, Great Art and Frame, Tampa, Fla. 2008.
For the Love of Art, Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa Fla. 2009.
Quiet Conversations, Upper Tampa Bay Library, Tampa, Fla. 2009.
Hillsborough Visual Artists Alliance Second Exhibition , Carollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, Fla. 2009.
For The Love Of Art II,Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, Fla. 2010.
Westchase Artists Society at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Fla. 2010.
Passionate Focus, Zhou B Gallery, Chicago IL. 2011

AWARDS

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Fellowship, 1983.
2nd place award, Members Show, Artists Unlimited, 2005.
Merit Award, Art for Life, 2006.