I am an American painter passionate about nature and animals. 

At Harvard I studied with E.O. Wilson who said that rainforests are the “storehouses” for biodiversity on Earth, and that frogs are the canary in the coal mine. This is why I paint frogs.

I started painting in New York, and then intensely honed my craft for a year living in isolation in New Zealand. After falling in love with the endemic birds and dolphins on The South Island, I returned to civilization and attended art school in Bath, England.

In Bath, I joined a studio with other artists and showed my work frequently. I taught painting classes for children.

Back in America I settled for a time in the Chequamegon National Forest in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, where I painted from a studio in quiet lakeside solitude.

I love color, expression, and truth. My connection with nature inspires and informs my subjects and studio work.  Among my notable works are paintings of rainforest frogs and big wild cats, as well as birds, turtles, bears, wolves, and fish. I show my work regularly in New York and internationally.

My son Darwin also has a deep love for animals and we delight in our adventures together in Nature.