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Biography

Michael has painted in the Northwest since the 1980's. He studied at the Art Students League in New York, and SUNY Cortland. He shows in galleries nationally and in Washington State. In 2017 he was featured in the Woodson Art Museums 42nd Annual “Birds in Art” exhibition. His painting was bought by the Woodson for their permanent collection. Michael was also featured in Fine Art Connoisseurs article ‘Today’s Masters -Avian Art Take Flight’ and has been commissioned by the US State Department for a 60x200” painting for the US Embassy in Pt. Moresley, Papua New Guinea.

STATEMENT

Art has always been a means of expressing our encounters with and astonishment at the natural world. A piece of art is never a direct reproduction of what we see in front of us; it always bears our stories and connections with it. Birds, flowers, and animals all speak to me about our common experiences: connection and solitude, love and sorrow, permanence, and impermanence. I paint to tell the tale of the beauty of life and hope.

A painting is created with marks and drips, paint and pencil, and a series of minor decisions and struggles. When done properly, a painting captures that exquisite and transient moment of creation, perhaps a touch of magic.

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