Architecture nominee

I have always been fascinated by interior and exterior architectural relationships, and by the way structured space can elicit a powerful emotional response. My aim is not merely to make a exact record of what I see before me. Rather, I search for the point where form, light and shadow combine in visual harmony, creating a sense of quietude and solemnity.
Often this combination creates an abstract image that is transient, like the fleeting light, never to be experienced in exactly the same way again.

This selection of photographs was taken on a sunny day at the Art Institute of Chicago. Sometimes I prefer looking up "at" the walls rather than looking at what is hanging on them. The light and shadow teased my eye and created new shapes.

I was born in a small country town near Pittsburgh, PA, where I went to university and studied painting and sculpture. To be a painter was my dream! For several years I lived in Papua New Guinea and then moved to Sydney, Australia. In both places I worked with clay, mostly high-fired white earthenware, creating minimalist hand built forms. Eventually I returned to the U.S., first to New York City, and then to Chicago where I now live. I’ve come full circle and returned to my first love of painting, but now I paint with light.

My photographs have been shown in both group and solo exhibitions and have won several awards.