Raised in Victor, NY, I studied Mechanical Engineering at Clarkson College in Potsdam, NY. I worked for Farrel Corporation and Eastman Kodak/ITT until I retired in 2010. I wanted to transition from the technical world to the arts in retirement and took up painting. I started with watercolor and gradually moved toward oil painting as I progressed. My art education has been informal, consisting of workshops, classes and self-study. I paint in my basement studio in Fairport, NY and occasionally enjoy painting “en plein air” in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Scenes along the Erie canal are some of my favorite subjects.