Education

David Aronson 1965

Great under-appreciated sculptor and painter, friend of our family , enormous inspiration anad instigator for me to choose to become a painter.

Roberto Matta 1967

The last living real surrealist who for one day was my teacher with one of the most importatn lessons in art to be reveled to me. H opened the doors to how to use your subconsciousness to paint.

Michael O'Neil 1967/68

My first art school (MCAD) painter, teacher, friend and guide who was sadly shot down in Minneapolis 1970.

Co Westerik 1969

Famous Dutch painter and teacher at Atelier '63 who stimulated me to continue on my own way and not worry too much about avant guard painting

Edgar Fernhout 1969

Famous Dutch painter who stimulated me to take art seriously as my thrird teacher at Atelier '63 in Haarlem, Holland

James Burpee 1970

My second art school (MCAD) painter, teacher and friend who introduced me to the power of visual structure.

Sanford Margolis 1965- to now

My piano teacher and oldest freind who taught me to improvise, introduced me to modern music and so many more beautiful things in life.

Dennis Lang 1964-2021

High school and later life-long friend who introduced me to French and Italian modern cinema and late in our lives encouraged me to become a filmmaker. We collaborated on films in 1966 and later from 2010 on to now, Dennis was my secret assistent in most all my films. My greatest fan, I owe everythiing to him. Sadly passed away in 2021.