A Golden Retriever named Chessie and I began a career in 1989, when I drew a pencil study of her head, with that well known "golden smile". Chessie was pregnant at the time and produced ten more subjects, and I produced several more paintings in watercolor. Over the years since, I have stayed busy with commissions of many breeds in watercolor and oil, as well as children in oil. My favorite composition is to capture the bond of child and dog.

Still, the Goldens have been a recurring theme, and since 1998, I have collaborated with The Orvis Company to print Limited Edition prints. The first was from a watercolor of those ten puppies running on a beach on the Chesapeake Bay, and that print, entitled "Life is Good!", sold out in a very short time. Every year since, they have printed one or more of my Golden paintings, and every year I'm delighted to be able to donate some of the Artist Proofs of those prints to organizations throughout the United States that raise money for rescuing dogs in need, aiding guide dogs, and preserving the environment in which we all thrive.