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I prefer to work with oils, draw, and use color. My influences are varied. I visited many museums starting with my childhood in the Washington D.C. area and continuing while living in New York City. Abstraction, Fauvism, Expressionism, and classical art have all influenced me and continue to inspire me to discover myself as an artist. My artwork is painterly, expressive and spontaneous. It is an endless journey to self-realization when creating and producing an object of art. My paintings have decorative elements at the same time having symbolic and expressive qualities. I am a life-member of the Art Students League and a "listed" artist.