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Born 1927 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Modernist skyscape, still life, figure and portrait painting, collage.
Artist statement:. "I was born in Los Angeles, California, moved to Houston at age six, and went to the public schools and then to Rice at age sixteen. At Rice, in the Architecture Department (there... Read full biography
Artist statement:. "I was born in Los Angeles, California, moved to Houston at age six, and went to the public schools and then to Rice at age sixteen. At Rice, in the Architecture Department (there was no art department at that time) James Chillman had the greatest influence on me as to my sense... Read full biography
Artist statement:. "I was born in Los Angeles, California, moved to Houston at age six, and went to the public schools and then to Rice at age sixteen. At Rice, in the Architecture Department (there was no art department at that time) James Chillman had the greatest influence on me as to my sense of design, proportion, and the ability to see. I had freehand drawing, design, watercolor and art and architectural history from him. As a fifth year student I started taking classes at the Museum of... Read full biography
Artist statement:. "I was born in Los Angeles, California, moved to Houston at age six, and went to the public schools and then to Rice at age sixteen. At Rice, in the Architecture Department (there was no art department at that time) James Chillman had the greatest influence on me as to my sense of design, proportion, and the ability to see. I had freehand drawing, design, watercolor and art and architectural history from him. As a fifth year student I started taking classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, and continued there after finishing at Rice. Having had a very strong academic training, which I wouldn't take anything for, my earliest paintings and drawings (oils and pastels) were very realistic. They were mostly still-lifes, figure... Read full biography
Artist statement:. "I was born in Los Angeles, California, moved to Houston at age six, and went to the public schools and then to Rice at age sixteen. At Rice, in the Architecture Department (there was no art department at that time) James Chillman had the greatest influence on me as to my sense of design, proportion, and the ability to see. I had freehand drawing, design, watercolor and art and architectural history from him. As a fifth year student I started taking classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, and continued there after finishing at Rice. Having had a very strong academic training, which I wouldn't take anything for, my earliest paintings and drawings (oils and pastels) were very realistic. They were mostly still-lifes, figure studies and portraits. In 1949 I went to The California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco for the summer term.&nbs... Read full biography
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Keywords (24)
Art Method
- •Art Design
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
- •Paper as Art Media
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Atmospherics, Dramatic Lighting
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Waterscapes: Canals, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Italy
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Teacher
- •James Chillman
- •Mark Rothko
Art School
- •Glassell School, Houston Museum, Student
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Married to an Artist
- •Trained as Professional Architect
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Annual Houston Artists Exhibition
- •Annual Texas Artists Exhibition