"My favorite medium is oil and landscapes fascinate me but my personality forces me to continuously stretch my wings and try new things.  My subject determines my media.  This is why I paint in oils, watercolor and acrylic.  I want to experience the entire spectrum of creating art.  I started an intense course of self study fifteen years ago and have never stopped learning. I am rarely totally satisfied with anything I do. I don’t know if this is a good thing but I do believe it drives me to be a better painter. The turning point for me was when I started looking for composition and values in everything. Once I learned how to “see” as an artist, I started viewing the world and the people in it in a totally different way. To me, painting is a solitary endeavor so when I paint I am in my own world and nothing else matters until I am finished.  It is the one thing I can do that does not need require anyone else’s approval. My paintings are based on internal thoughts and emotions felt at the time I saw that face, landscape or a beautiful flower. Composition, color hue, media and painting style all set the scene for me to try to translate that moment to the viewer. I don’t know if I am always successful, but I’ll never stop trying. "  MV   Past Exhibits: 2008 - Samaritan Hospice Exhibit At Virtua Memorial Hospital 2008 - Special Showcase, Burlington County College 2007 - Solo Exhibit, Willingboro, NJ 2007 – “Voices in Vision”, Smithville Historical Society. 2005 – Art Exhibit, Pemberton for Friends 2005 -  Art Exhibit, Pemberton for Friends 2004 – 28th Annual Juried Art Show, Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders 2004 – New Views III, Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders