1988-'89

School of Visual Arts, Continuing Education

While I worked at the Museum of Modern Art during the days, in the evenings I took classes at the School of Visual Arts. My goal was to master the newest desktop publishing applications that had been just released, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.


1983-'85

New York Studio School, Intensive Drawing, Painting and Sculpture

After graduating from the University of Michigan, I felt I needed a more indepth education in the most fundamental visual arts, Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.
I studied with numerous well known fine artists including, Nicolas Carone, Frederic Thurz, Howard Hussey, Peter Agostini, Wayne Tiebaud, Mel Bockner and Robert DeNiro Sr.

This experience was the most memorable of my education because through it I learnt how others saw the world and the underlying elements they used to visually express. I learnt that the art of seeing is at the core of the art of visual expression and visual creativity.

The fundamentals that I learnt during this time were so strong that I knew that they could sustain me as a visual artist.


1979-'83

University of Michigan, B.F.A. in Design & Fine Art

This art school provided an excellent opportunity to explore many means of visual expression. I majored in graphic design but also explored numerous fine art mediums including: photography, printmaking, sculpture, drawing and painting.

This experience provided me with a broad understanding of the arts and a solid foundation in typography and graphic design.
 

1979-'81

Art Students League of NY, Drawing, Painting & Scupting from Life

After high school and while I attended college, I spent summers refining my ability to draw, paint and sculpt from the live figure. This was a period of self awareness and an awakening to different approachs to seeing and visually expressing through line, tone, color and form.