In September of 2025 I was a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome. This was my second stay at AAR, and once again it proved to be inspirational and productive. I had a marvelous studio in which to work. As you see in these works I have incorporated Latin inscriptions. Inscriptions are seen throughout Rome. They provide a source of information about the diverse population of the city and the Greco-Roman world, impacting knowledge and understanding of the culture that produced them. Diverse in nature, inscriptions of social, political, military, or religious life provide informative, if fragmented insights. Sepulchral inscriptions speak directly of the people themselves and form the largest number of all.

My use of Latin inscriptions provides insight into what I see in my paintings.

In 2016 the focus of my time at AAR was studying the "faces and fountains of Rome." This series of 3-dimensional mixed media collages came out of that wonderful experience. All of these works were completed in Rome, then beautifully framed in Michigan.