Education

1960-Bachelor of Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona With emphasis in Commercial Art

Academic /Teaching Experience

1987-Faculty Fellow, Stanford University, Stanford, California
1979-1999-Core Faculty, Stanford Professional Publishing Course, Stanford, California. Taught Magazine Design and Book Design. Introduced critical"Projects" element to the international SPP Course.
1989-Featured Speaker-Corporate Identity-Continuing Education, University of California, San Diego
1996- Featured Speaker-Publishing-Continuing Education, University of California, San Diego

Career experience

1968-1972-Art Director of two of San Diego's top Advertising Agencies
1973-1991-Formed Design Quarter -a full service graphic design firm
1992-2002-Formed Tehabi Books, a visual book (Coffee-table book) Publishing Company in San Diego which grew from six persons to over thirty employees. Was responsible for the Design and Production and Publishing of some 100 titles and selling over six million total copies. Served as Senior Vice President, Design Director, and Publisher

Professional Development

2000-Studied Plein Air Oil Painting under Watts Atelier, Encinitas, California.

Awards and Art Collections

1959-Award (Watercolor)- ASU Permanent Collection
1960-Award (Watercolor)- ASU Permanent Collection
1960-Award (Sculpture)- ASU Permanent Collection
1966-Watercolor, Private Collection, Mesa, Arizona
1969-Casein, Private Collection, Phoenix Arizona
1970-Watercolor Private Collection, San Diego, California
1982-Watercolor Private Collection, La Jolla California
1986-Watercolor, Private Collection, Del Mar California
1987-Watercolor, Private Collection, Del Mar California
1987-Watercolor , Bear Creek Corporate Collection, Temecula, California
1989-Watercolor, Private Collection, Orange County, California
1989-Watercolor, Private Collection, Palo Alto, California
1994-Watercolor, Corporate Collection, San Diego, California
1998-Watercolor, Private Collection, Glendora, California
2001-Oil, Private Collection, Glendora, California

Galleries / Exhibititions

1960-1962-Scottsdale Art Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona
1960- Valley National Bank Award, Arizona State Fair
1961-One Man Show- Scottsdale Art Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona
1998-Thirty Five Piece exhibit at Art and Accents Gallery, Solana Beach, California
2005-Twenty five New Works in Oil and Watercolor-Bigfork Art and Cultural
Center 2005-Featured Artist of the Month-Bigfork Art and Cultural Center
2005 -Deck show at the Bigfork Art Festival
2005-McCaffery Ranch and Lodge Open House

Bodies of Work currently under submission

"Detritus"-A Twenty-Piece themed body of work in watercolour.
"Below The Rushing Waters"-Six oil paintings of Montana game fish.
"Snowbound"-Ten works in oil of Montana winterscapes.
"Glacier National Park"-Seven new large Works in Oil
 
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