LECTURES
2017 Beauty, Quality, and the Good: Art as a Material Reflection of a Spiritual Reality, Paper and PowerPoint presentated at the Figurative Art Convention and Expo (F.A.C.E.) / The Realist Art Conference (TRAC), Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida (Accompanying PowerPoint )

Why I Have Come Here Today to Not Talk About My Paintings, Public Lecture, Closing of Solo Exhibition, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana

2016 CAA Roundtable co-chair, Instructors and Adjuncts: Navigating Higher Education in a Busted Economy, with Peter Kaniaris, Anderson University, Annual meeting, Washington, DC

2015 Art Makes Meaning: The Importance of Perception, Intuition, and Affect in Human Expression, public lecture at Howard Community College, Columbia, Maryland

2014 Intuition and Empathy in the Visual Arts: Painting as Visual Poetry, lecture accompanying solo exhibition of my paintings, Sage Center for the Arts, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan

2013 Why I Have Come Here To Not Talk About My Paintings, Lowe Museum Exhibition Preview Lecture:
Storer Auditorium, University of Miami, Coral Galbles, Florida

The Importance of Intuition in the Making and Appreciation of Art, Docent lecture
Lowe Art Museum, Florida

2012 Stonehenge Series I, public lecture, South Dakota College of Mines and Technology

2010 The Four Voices of Art, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2007 The Tradition of Sacred Geometry, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples, Philharmonic, Naples Florida

How Pictures Make Meaning, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples, Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2004 The Tradition of the Sacred Geometry in Art and Architecture, MIAMInteligence Lecture Series, Coconut Grove, Florida

Reflections of the Infinite, Docent lecture series, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida

2003 The Three Voices of Art a three part Docent lecture series, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida

2002 The Voices of Art, Lecture Series of the Docents of the Lowe Art Museum

Sacred Geometry in Art and Architecture, for local chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students,
School of Architecture, University of Miami, 2002

2001 Paintings, Drawings, and Digital Prints, Artist Lecture Series, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida

1997 The Tradition of the Sacred Geometry in Art and Architecture, Faculty Lecture Series, Institute of Retired Professionals, School of Continuing Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables Florida,

1996 Myth, Art, Science, and the Golden Mean, Artist Lecture Series, Naples Philharmonic, Naples, Florida

1994 Myth, Art, Science, and the Golden Mean, Featured Speaker, Florida Pathology Association Annual Meeting, Doral, Florida

1993 The Four Voices of Art, a four part lecture series, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood,
Hollywood, Florida

1992 Reflections of the Infinite, 11th Annual Arts and Sciences Awards Night Speaker, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables Florida

1991 Sacred Geometry, Visiting Artist Lecture, Sampson Gallery, Stetson University, Deland, Florida

1990 The Language of Art, Lecture, Zack/Schuster Gallery, Williams Island, Florida

STUDIO WORKSHOPS
2015 Perceptual Drawing Workshop, Five day segment of a two week Intermediate summer drawing course, Howard Community College, Columbia Maryland

2014 Studio 6 Workshop, Introduction to Perceptual Drawing, June 16 - 20, Art Students League, New York, New York

2013 Expressive Painting Two-day Workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2012 Expressive Drawing Workshop, two-day drawing workshop, Arts in Action Summer Camp of enFAMiLIA Inc., Everglades Community Association, Homestead, Florida

Expressive Painting, two-day workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2011 Black and White Landscape Workshop, two-day drawing workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

Two-day Drawing Workshop, Arts in Action Summer Camp of enFAMiLIA Inc., Everglades Community Association,
Homestead, Florida

Landscape Workshop in the style of Rousseau, two-day painting workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

Still-Life in the style of Cezanne Workshop, two-day painting workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

Plein air Landscape Workshop, two-day painting workshopLifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2010 Cezanne Still-life, two-day painting workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2009 Non-Objective, two-day painting workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

Color Landscape, two-day painting workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2008 Impressionism, two-day painting workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

20th Century Mark Making, two-day workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples,Philharmonic, Naples Florida

Tropical Landscape, two-day workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples,Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2007 Chiaroscuro Still-life Workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples,Philharmonic, Naples Florida

One-, Two-, and Three - Point Perspective Workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

Impressionist Painting Workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples, Philharmonic, Naples Florida

Trompe l'oeil Two-day Drawing Workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples, Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2006 Perceptual Drawing, 2 day Workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples, Philharmonic, Naples Florida

20th Century Mark Making 2 day Workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples, Philharmonic, Naples Florida

2005 Non-Objective, two day painting workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples Philharmonic, Naples Florida

Impressionist Painting Workshop, two-day painting workshop, Lifelong Learning Institute, Naples, Philharmonic, Naples Florida

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