As a contemporary realistic artist, I find myself attracted to things that are elegant, vibrant, playful and even racy. My approach to painting begins by understanding the basic nature of my subjects. Every thing in life has a unique character. Just as no two people are the same, no two apples are the same. My goal in art is to capture that basic essence of an existent. Some basics about me: Born in 1969 and currently live in East Brunswick, NJ. I've worked for 8 yrs in clinical psychology and today I'm a web developer by trade. Education: 2007 - present: Scott Nickerson - Portrait Painting 2007 - present: Grand Central Academy of Art: Figure Drawing 2007: Timothy Thies Workshop: Landscape Painting 2000: Chubb Institute: Diploma in Computer Programming 1998: Rutgers University: Masters in Psychology 1994: Rutgers University: Bachelors in Psychology Galleries: 10/07- present: The Veranda - Fair Haven, NJ 9/07- present: Frederick Galleries - Allenhurst and Spring Lake, NJ 2003-2004: PTK Galleries - New Hope, PA 2000: Cerulean Fine Art Gallery - Morristown, NJ Selected Exhibitions: 9/07: Bayonet Farm Art Festival and Paint Out - Holmdel, NJ 9/07: Sandy Hook Lighthouse - Sandy Hook, NJ 9/07- present: Mama's Grace Cafe - Chester, NJ 8/07: Shrewsbury Art Guild - Plein Air Miniatures (group show) 6/07: Om Baby Studio, Pt Pleasant, NJ (group show) 10/05: Fine Art and Crafts Show at Brookdale Park (Montclair, NJ) 8/04: Haddonfield Fine Arts Festival (Haddonfield, NJ) 7/04: Long Beach Island Festival of the Arts (Loveladies, NJ) 7/04: Allentown Art Festival (Buffalo, NY) 5/04: Harrisburg Arts Festival (Harrisburg, PA) 9/03: Fine Art and Crafts Show at Anderson Park (Montclair, NJ) 1998: Fleet Bank (solo exhibition) Publications: The Home News Tribune, October 2005 The New York Times, September 2003 Mike Mentzer's Heavy Duty Journal, March 1999 Affiliations: Member of The Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast Member of The Shrewsbury Art Guild Former member of the Morris County Art Association Awards: 9/07: 2nd Place - People's Choice Award - Bayonet Farms Art Festival, Holmdel, NJ 6/07: 2nd Place - Allenhurst Paint-out The promoters Rose Square Production selected my artwork to be used for advertisements in two shows; one in September 2003, and the other in September 2005