Native of Wilkes-Barre, PA, I was raised in Benton, PA, where I learned to fish.  I taught school for 35 years.  My education in English and American literature, as well as rhetoric and linguistics, took me through a BS. Ed., an  M.A., and  a Ph.D.  Having retired from teaching, I acted on a long-time interest in photography, taking advantage of the emergence of Digital SLR technology.  Though I haven't studied photography formally, I have made a study of various artists and photographers who constitute my "influences," including Man Ray, Francis Picabia, Edward Steichen, and Eudora Welty.  Let me here offer a formal appreciation, as well, to Marlin Wagner who has generously shared his immense knowledge of camera technique and art.  Marlin has also printed nearly all of my photographs since early 2005.  For me, photography is always a study of light, and I tend to resist beautifying the photo after the shot.  Also, as light is their true subject, I understand my photos as abstract compositions, even when they are realistic, or is it the reverse?

                                                                    "Bakery Blue"  2007

Exhibits

• North Mountain Art League Show, November 2005-January 2006, Phillips Emporium, Bloomsburg  3 works
• North Mountain Art League 1-person Show, Spring 2006, Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust, Bloomsburg  14 works
• North Mountain Art League project, art in offices of Rep. David Millard, Spring 2006  1 work
• First Columbia Bank, Benton Branch, 1-person show, summer 2006  various works
• North Mountain Art League Show, Fall 2006, Children's Museum, Bloomsburg  1 work
• North Mountain Art League Show, November 2006-January 2007, Phillips Emporium, Bloomsburg  2 works
• North Mountain Art League Show, Summer 2007, Children's Museum, Bloomsburg  1 work
• North Mountain Art League Show, July 2007, Art Space Gallery, Bloomsburg  2 works
• North Mountain Art League Show, Summer-Fall 2007, Columbia County Courthouse  2 works
• Northern Columbia Community & Cultural Center, Grand Opening, October 2007, Benton, PA   1 work
• Art in the Cafe 1-person show, November 2007, Barnes & Noble Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, PA   12 works
• North Mountain Art League Show, November 2007-January 2008, Phillips Emporium, Bloomsburg  2 works
• North Mountain Art League Show, February-March 2008, Northern Columbia Community & Cultural Center, Benton, PA   1 work
• Art Walk Event, February 21, 2008-February 29 2008, Phillips Emporium Venue, Bloomsburg, PA   15 works
• North Mountain Art League Show, June-July 2008.  Multi-County Abstract Company, Main Street, Bloomsburg, PA.  7 works.