Art That invites a closer look

I trained as a painter, earning my B.F.A. from The Cooper Union, and came of age during the explosion of video art in the late 1970s. Drawn to the immediacy of moving images, I spent decades as an executive producer and filmmaker, creating award-winning work across television and digital platforms. Much of that work explored the natural world—its complexity, its fragility, and its resilience.

Now, in a return to my original intention, I paint, primarily watercolors.

This “third act” is less a departure than a continuation. The same instincts that shaped my films—attention to detail, emotional narrative, and a deep respect for the subject—inform my approach to painting. My focus is on animals, rendered with sensitivity and precision, often with subtle reflections of the human impact on their lives embedded within the work.

I am interested in the space between what is seen and what is felt: the quiet gaze of an animal, the suggestion of a disappearing habitat, the tension between presence and loss.

Painting allows me to slow down—to look longer, to listen more closely—and to translate a lifetime of storytelling into a single, still image.