Biography
| I was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1948. Linda a I were married in 1969. We have two daughters: Gretchen, 38 and Heather, 35. Both daughters are married to former Marines. Three grandchildren: Dominic (15) and Francesca (12) born to our elder daughter. Axel, born to our younger daughter on November 16, 2007. I served two tours in Vietnam with the Marines: 1st Reconnaissance Bn., '67-'68, and 1st Military Police Bn., '69-70.
I am a self-taught artist. I think of my work as Romantic and Realistic. I learned my craft by "studying the work of the masters...by silent questions...how was this done? how was this particular effect achieved?" ― Ayn Rand, Capuletti, THE OBJECTIVIST, December 1966 Then I would apply the answers―the principles to my own subjects. |