An interest in art and painting, which began in his early teens, led to his assignment as an artist correspondent in the U.S. Army (1945-1947). After leaving the service he attended Pratt Institute (BFA-1951) and also studied at the N. Y. Art Student's League and the Lyme Academy of Fine Art, in Connecticut.

Over the years he followed dual careers in art and business. In 1990, he left the business world to continue his painting interests full-time. He settled in Florida and soon became established as a well-known painter of Florida beaches, mangroves and still lifes of Florida oranges.

In 2004 he was the first Lee County artist to be invited to exhibit in the Governor's Gallery in the Florida State Capitol. In 2007 he was named the Park's Artist in Residence for the year by the Department of Environmental Protection.

He has been painting in oils for more than 60 years and has been represented in galleries for more than 40 years. In Florida he has received numerous awards, including a prestigious first place in the 1995 Winners Circle competition at Edison Community College in Fort Myers. His paintings are in hundreds of collections in the U.S. and abroad as far away as Moscow and Tokyo.