Over the past thirty-five years, I have had five studios in New Jersey, Brooklyn, and Queens. For the past seven years, I’ve maintained a studio in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. I draw from life—from direct observation and from experience. I do countless drawings and oil sketches as I set out the concept for a painting. I…

I live in Ellicott City, Maryland, a small mill town to the southwest of Baltimore. I have been working in this space for over fifteen years.

My studio is in a loft in the middle of Hell’s Kitchen in New York City.I have lived and worked here since 1974. I work everyday, or at least every day that I am not teaching. I have models come to my studio, and everything I do is from life. The best parts of the…