Teaching
“By viewing the old we learn the new”. – Chinese proverb
 
I first came to art history through my own work, learning to draw by copying the old masters.  Gradually, I became interested in the history of art, though reading, visiting museums and exhibitions, and ultimately, taking courses in everything from Great Houses of Europe to Byzantine Art.   My time spent teaching in Europe enabled me to see many of the museums and structures I had studied.  I continue to read, and I visit museums and special exhibitions whenever I can.  Although I am interested in many phases of the art world, from Prehistoric to Contemporary, I have always had a special interest in architecture, the subject of my paintings. American art is also an area of special interest for me.
 
I am also drawn to art of the ancient world.  In many cases, when the written language has been lost to time, art is our only reference to those long-ago lives.   In class, I use art to try to touch that past, and I offer examples of where that past touches us.  From our art to our architecture, from our books to our buildings, the past is often prologue.  
 
I hope, through teaching, I can impart an interest in art and history to all my students, those just taking a requirement as well as art majors.  Visiting a museum, viewing a painting, seeing a building, is not something to be done only when required for class; it is a foundation for life-long learning.  I want people to try to open their eyes in everyday surroundings and take a moment not just to look, but to truly see.
 
Or, as Yogi Berra would say:  “You can learn a lot by looking around.”

Moravian College Courses Taught:
Global Perspectives in Art to the Renaissance
Art History Since the Renaissance
Independent Studies in History of Architecture and American Art

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