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At retirement March 2011
from Universal Studios
 
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  The landscape painting is an artist representation of Mother Nature. For the artist, the creativity of painting is enchanting. A broad color pallet is combined with brush strokes to produce visions of natural beauty.  
     
 

I have been drawing ever since I was young. I started drawing with pencils, then I added charcoal, integrated pastel chalks and I was hooked. See some of those drawings on my Vintage page. Lately, I have settled on the acrylic medium to express nature's beauty in the mountains, sky, water, trees and rocks. The two birds found in every piece of work represent freedom and companionship. My background is also in audio/video engineering, web mastering, photography, geology and biology.

     
  I would like to give special credit to some very inspirational books. John F. Carlson’s enlightening book “Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting”, original published in 1929. It covered valuable subjects including an explanation of the four light plains. My color mixing abilities were given a boost from “Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green” by Michael Wilcox. Another very inspirational book is by landscape artist James Swinnerton (1875-1974), it makes me want to roam around the southwest searching for great vistas. Maybe in the Spring...?  
     
 

A special thanks to my Pasadena Art Center graduate friends Kwali and Jim, their advice has been priceless.   Thanks to my dear old friend Régent from many years ago - his huge seascapes were a thing to behold, and he started me on the journey into learning color.  I would like to send a special Mahalo to John in Hawaii and thank him for his long friendship.

     
  I was in the sound department at NBC-Universal for just over 30 years. I worked my way up to an Audio/Video Engineer. I'm retired now and taking it easy in Idyllwild, CA.  
     
  Before that...

Five years working in the USC Cinema Department as their equipment manager with three years as a senior lecturer in photojournalism.

Four years US Navy photographer's mate, grip, photojournalist and camera repairman - including visits to Hawaii, Guam, Midway Island, the Philippines and Vietnam.

CSULA College degree in Photography. Correspondent master's courses in Electronics and Micro Computing.
 
     
     

  Projects  

     
  Giuseppe, A Sicilian Odyssey  
  Under Development  
   



     
  Adventures of Sylvester  
     
  Production Problems  
     
     
  Topanga South Yacht Club  
  Old Friends  
     
     
  Fina Cabin  
     
  Our Idyllwild Retreat  
  2011  


     
Opinions
     
  Leave your Ego at the Door  
     
     
Giuseppe Original Synopsis
     
An Imagration Odyssey in 1900
     
     
  Kundalini Yoga  
     
  Video Coming Soon  
     



     
  Lets talk about stress  
      
  Stress  
     
     
  Champions  
      
  Special Olympics @ UCLA  
     
     
  Change Required Band  
     
  Live performance  
     



     
  Montras  
      
  A Look Into My Thoughts  
     
     
  A long lost Video  
      
  Morris  
     
     
  DqTI  
      
  Intelegence  
     




     
   
24" Printing  
   
   
   
Bond Paper  
Photo Satin Paper  
   

HP DesignJet T210 24" Printer
2400x1200 DPI
Scanning
   
   
   
  larger sizes can be
  stitched together
  with Photoshop 

Epson Expression Scanner
2400 DPI  12" by 16"
 
 
     
 
   


1996

self portrait
   









1969 at PCC

loved that MG
 
  Topanga South Yacht Club

Nacra 5.2


1985 - 2001
 
    
 

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