My art has always evolved from my imagination. The paintings depict places and things that are a compilation of places I have been to or seen. Visible are the contours of Truro and Provincetown with their ocean views, but I also see the colors and shapes of Isla Mujeres, Mexico, where I visit often.

After formal training in sculpture, I began to feel the need for more color in my work. I paint primarily in the same manner I sculpted in. I like to build up the surface with layers of paint, applying it mostly with knives. This gives me the same feeling I get building with clay or plaster, but adding the dimension of color. I prefer to mold and mix the paint directly on the canvas. While I have always enjoyed working with the figure, the use of houses, boats and landscapes, allows me to experiment with contrasting colors and planes of light. Hopefully the finished painting evokes a sense of time, place, and emotion that the viewer can identify with. These paintings have taken on an almost abstract quality to me, where the shape and contrasting colors become more of the driving force than the literal meanings of the landscapes.

Recent Experience
1985 to present
Professional Artist

1990 to present
Owner & Director of McGuire Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Overseeing all aspects of the gallery operation which included two other locations (Nantucket & Mexico), framing, shipping, installation and event planning

1985-1990
Involvement in theatre set design/build operations In New York City

Education
1981-85 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

In several private and corporate collections in the U.S., UK , Europe and Mexico

References upon request