Laurie and I have been together since 1976 and married 42 years this March! We've raised 3 children who have turned out to be people we are proud of. All three are married and they each have 2 children. Two live in different states. Our grandchildren range in age from 22 months to 10.

Laurie is my muse, my confidant and my partner in all things and often helps me to figure out what might need to be different, or what might need "tweaking" or more attention in my paintings. She also takes fantastic photos of our travels and our adventures which I often use as reference photos for my paintings. This year alone I used photos she took as the main references for my paintings "Maya's Beach", "Lye Brook Falls", "The Rum Factory Door", "Nubble Light", "The Farmington River", "Waterlillys", "Spring Brook Falls" and "Blowing Wave", She has an eye for framing the perfect photo along with the details that make a great image.

In her own right, she is also very artistic. She can draw, paints rocks, makes all kinds of crafts, needlefelts all kinds of characters and animals and in the past has even done some acrylic painting.