I have been photographing in Ithaca since 1970, primarily in black and white. My focus has been mostly the revealing details rather than large sweeping vistas, and most of my work consists of toned fiber base silver prints made from 4×5 negatives.

I am a Finger Lakes based visual artist who specializes in bold acrylic, gouache, and sumi ink paintings, often speculative and narrative in nature, as well as other media, such as ceramics, found objects, and digital art. I received my Ph.D. in Anthropology at Cornell University in 2022 and my paintings reflect my interest in mythology, foodways, the natural world, ecology and human connection.

I specialize in acrylic landscapes featuring local scenes.

As a visual artist, I wander the environs, eyes in motion–delving into textures, patterns, colors, and lines painted by light. Expanding the view a scene presents by altering perspective. Exploring patterns of illumination, the observer has a chance to visualize the possibilities, rather than what is.

I live and work in the countryside of New York state in a converted barn that is home to quite a few wild creatures besides its human occupants. My partner and I have a small apiary (Sky Barn Bees) and harvest honey. My work reflects how human and natural realms are entangled in fascinating, marvelous, multiple and necessary ways. Global concerns about our environment along with our interdependence with creatures that are often deemed insignificant gives rise to themes I explore in large scale drawings, mixed media and sculptural works.