Artist's Statement

Mission Statement

When I was young, I used to stare at paintings in the museum for hours. I still do. How was it that the Old Masters got their paintings so smooth, so fine, so realistic? How did they make the tiny brush strokes when painting hair? What did they know that we have forgotten?

I grew up with that mission in mind. Over the past 30 years, I have become a traditional realist oil painter. I have exhibited in national and international art shows as well as solo exhibitions, and have won many awards for my work. Yet I still find that many of my questions remain unanswered.

As an artist and an experimental archaeologist, I find myself in a unique position to answer these questions. Over the past several years I have been learning the techniques of the Old Masters – preparing panels, grinding pigments, and painting as they would have painted. The more I learn about their techniques, as I study old manuscripts, the more I realize how much more there is to know.

I invite you to take this journey with me. Over the years, I will be posting my painting experiments on my blog, both historical and contemporary work. I encourage you to follow my artist page at http://www.Lamgallery.com/ and sign up for my mailing list on the bottom of that page.

You can support my work in one of two ways. If you are interested in purchasing a piece of artwork, I invite you to visit my online store where many pieces are available for immediate purchase.

If you are interested in supporting through a donation, I invite you to go to my website and click on the “Donate” button on the page. Donations are securely processed through Paypal and credit cards are accepted. Please give whatever is comfortable for your budget - any amount will help!

Recognition

August, 2017 - Three-Person Exhibition, Beachwood Community Center, Beachwood, OH
August, 2016 - One-woman show, Ashtabula Arts Center, Ashtabula, OH
June, 2016 - One-woman show, West Woods Nature Center, Russell, OH
May, 2016 - Award of Merit, Body of Work, Lakeland May Show, Kirtland, OH
February, 2016 - One-woman show, Fairmount Center for the Arts, Novelty, OH
August, 2015 - One-woman show, Penitentiary Glen Nature Center, Kirtland, OH
August, 2015 - Top scorer, Medieval Arts and Sciences Competition, Pennsic
May, 2015 - First place, painting and pigment-making, Multi-state Medieval Arts and Sciences Competition
April, 2015 - First place, painting, Northern Ohio Medieval Arts and Sciences Competition
September, 2013 - Paris Award for Painting - Artstock Large-Format Show, High Hand Art Gallery
June, 2013 - Davis Enterprise Article, Featured Demonstrator at Explorit Science Center
March, 2012 - Featured Artist, High Hand Art Gallery
November, 2011 - Second Place, Sandhill Crane Festival, Lodi, CA
May, 2011 - First Place, Temecula Wildlife and Western Juried Art Show
May, 2011 - Honorable Mention, Temecula Wildlife and Western Juried Art Show
May, 2010 - Second Place, Spring Fling Show, CAA
April, 2010 - First Place, Temecula Western and Wildlife Juried Art Show
April, 2010 - Honorable Mention, Temecula Western and Wildlife Juried Art Show
October, 2009 - Show Chair Award, CAA
October, 2009 - Press Enterprise Article, CAA
June, 2009 - Juror's Award of Distinction in Theme, CAA
May, 2009 - Featured Demonstrator, CAA
September, 2007 - Featured Artist, HVAA
August, 2007 - First Place, HVAA
July, 2007 - Best of Show, HVAA - 'Golden Monkey'
June, 2007 - 'Allsorts' selected for library exhibition
May, 2007 - 'Kit Fox' selected for library exhibition
March, 2007 - Third Place, Miniature, HVAA
January, 2007 - Second Place, Miniature, HVAA
January, 2007 - Honorable Mention, HVAA
December, 2006 - 'Wise One' selected for library exhibition
November, 2006 - Best of Show, HVAA - 'Wise One'
November, 2006 - Honorable Mention, Miniature, HVAA
November, 2006 - 'Leopard in the Grass' selected for library exhibition
October, 2006 - 'Watching the Pride' selected for library exhibition
October, 2006 - 2nd Place, Miniature, HVAA
October, 2006 - 3rd Place, Bronze, HVAA
September, 2006 - Best of Show, HVAA - 'Watching the Pride'
September, 2006 - 'Wise One' selected for library exhibition
September, 2006 - 2nd Place, Bronze, HVAA
August, 2006 - 'The Huntress' selected for library exhibition
July, 2006 - Featured Artist, HVAA
July, 2006 - 'Chestnut' selected for library exhibition
June, 2006 - 1st Place, Miniature, HVAA
June, 2006 - 1st Place, Bronze, HVAA
June, 2006 - 'Intensity' selected for library exhibition
May, 2006 - 1st Place, Bronze, HVAA
May, 2006 - 3rd Place, Miniature, HVAA
April, 2006 - Best of Show, HVAA
April, 2006 - 2nd Place, Bronze, HVAA

Events and Gallery Shows

May, 2016 - Lakeland May Show, Lakeland College, Kirtland, OH
March, 2016 - International Medieval Society Arts and Sciences Competition
February, 2016 - One-woman show, Fairmount Center for the Arts, Novelty, OH
August, 2015 - One-woman show, Penitentiary Glen Nature Center, Kirtland, OH
August, 2015 - International Medieval Society Arts and Sciences Competition
May, 2015 - Multi-state Arts and Sciences Competition
April, 2015 - Northern Ohio Arts and Sciences Competition
November, 2014 - 43rd Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Valley Art Center
September, 2014 - Miniatures Show, River Gallery
July, 2014 - Teacher, Art for Students with Special Needs, Valley Art Center
May, 2014 - Drop Spindle Demonstrator/Instructor, Felt Fest, The Tin Thimble
April, 2014 - Art Fest, High Hand Art Gallery
September, 2013 - Artstock Large-Format Show, High Hand Art Gallery
September, 2013 - High Hand Art Gallery Fall Show
July, 2013 - High Hand Art Gallery Summer Show
June, 2013 - Bloomtastic, Maple Rock Gardens
May, 2013 - High Hand Art Gallery Spring Show
March, 2013 - High Hand Art Gallery Art Fest
March, 2013 - High Hand Art Gallery Show
January, 2013 - High Hand Art Gallery Show
November, 2012 - High Hand Art Gallery Winter Show
September, 2012 - Masked Fusion, High Hand Art Gallery
September, 2012 - Artstock, High Hand Art Gallery
August, 2012 - Exhibition, Latitudes Restaurant
July, 2012 - Cool Expressions, High Hand Art Gallery
June, 2012 - High Hand Gallery Art Fest
May, 2012 - Radiant, High Hand Art Gallery
April, 2012 - High Hand Shed Sale
March, 2012 - Spring Forward, High Hand Art Gallery
January, 2012 - Journeys, High Hand Art Gallery
November, 2011 - Reflections, High Hand Art Gallery
November, 2011 - Sandhill Crane Festival, Lodi, CA
October, 2011 - Autumn Glow, High Hand Art Gallery
October, 2011 - Placer Arts 360 Juried Show
October, 2011 - Northern California Arts Bold Expressions International Juried Show
July, 2011 - Fontana Arts Festival
June, 2011 - Summer Arts at Dos Lagos
June, 2011 - Riverside Art Museum Members' Exhibition
June, 2011 - Spring Fling, Corona Art Association
May, 2011 - Temecula Wildlife and Western Juried Art Show
May, 2011 - Art and Flower Show - Corona
May, 2011 - Painting Demonstration - Susan B. Anthony Elementary
April, 2011 - Fallbrook Avocado Festival
April, 2011 - Palm Springs Desert Arts Festival
March, 2011 - Maxine Piester Show, Corona Art Association
November, 2010 - 28th Annual San Bernardino Wildlife Art Festival
October, 2010 - Riverside Arts Walk
September, 2010 - One-Person Exhibition, Steelworkers Auditorium
September, 2010 - Riverside Arts Walk
August, 2010 - Riverside Arts Walk
August, 2010 - Corona Library Historical Art Show
July, 2010 - Fontana Festival of the Arts
July, 2010 - Miniatures Show, Riverside Art Museum
June, 2010 - Corona Art and Antiques Fair, Corona
June, 2010 - Rosa Parks Art Festival, Corona
May, 2010 - Spring Fling Show, Corona Art Association
April, 2010 - Temecula Western and Wildlife Juried Art Show
March, 2010 - Book-a-palooza, Corona Public Library
February, 2010 - Maxine Piester Show, Corona Art Association
October, 2009 - Festival of the Arts, DVAC
October, 2009 - Dominick Frascella Show, Corona Art Association
July, 2009 - Promenade Jazz Festival, Dos Lagos
June, 2009 - Birds, Bees, and Trees, Corona Art Association
May, 2009 - Demonstrator, Corona Art Association
May, 2009 - Spring Fling, Corona Art Association
November, 2008 - Off The Wall - Riverside Art Museum
May, 2008 - California National Orange Show
May, 2008 - Art in the Park, Redlands
September, 2007 - Featured Artist, HVAA
August, 2007 - An Evening of Art
July, 2007 - Mural Participant, Parkview Hospital
June, 2007 - Temecula Sidewalk Art Festival
June, 2007 - Open House, HVAA
April, 2007 - The Old Town Gallery
August, 2006 - Temecula Art Festival
August, 2006 - An Evening of Art
July, 2006 - Featured Artist, HVAA

Rustic Elegance - White Peahen, Oil on Panel, 11x14, 2012.

Keeping Watch - Cheetah, Oil on Panel, 11x14, 2011.

Laying Cougar, Oil on Panel, 11x14, 2010.

Dawn's Early Light, Soft Pastel on La Carte, 9x11, 2007.

Study of Bouguereau - Portrait of Gabrielle Cot, Oil on Panel, 11x14, 2009.