I have been painting for approximately 55 years - from my early years growing up on the Monterey Peninsula and in Carmel Valley and through my college years at U C Santa Barbara until now. I have obtained an MFA degree from UC Santa Barbara in 1969 after some active duty in the Coast Guard. I then taught art and design at San Jose City College and Evergreen Valley College until my move to Idaho in 1981, and then to the St Simons Island area of Georgia with my wife Leslie. Currently I live in northern South Carolina near the Appalachian Mountains.I have been featured in Best of America Water...more