Pastel, Oil and Sepia-tones Portraits and Commissioned Painting | Children's Painted Portraits | Family Portraits | Painting from Pictures and Photos | Western Suburbs Chicago Portrait Artist | Naperville | Aurora

Fine art has been a creative outlet for me since I began oil painting at age six. After minoring in art education at Purdue University, I eventually found several excellent teachers in the Chicago suburbs whose style and skill in portraiture excited me.

Since that time I've done many commissioned portraits, working from both photos and live sittings. My goal is to capture the emotion behind a special person or place. Recently, a rewarding experience for me was recreating in pastel a photograph from the 1930's of my mother as a young child. Along similar lines was a portrait of a bride and groom from the 1960's who had only one photo from their wedding.

Each portrait I do is unique in its purpose and design, fulfilling that creative outlet I discovered as a child. I look forward to working with you to create, not only a memorable portrait, but a piece of fine art for your home or office.