The Art of Business
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About Art of Business
My roles on Wall Street required travel to the far corners of the globe to evaluate large and small businesses, tour plants and meet with top executives. I had a box seat to capital formation and investment. The American economy has given our people the best standard of living in the world. I believe industrial effort in all forms should be celebrated in art. Some great painters also changed careers. Paul Gauguin was a stockbroker on the Paris Bourse for over a decade before starting to paint full-time. Cezanne and Matisse were both trained as lawyers. I left Wall Street in 2013 for good.
My studio is located in Hampton Bays, NY about 70 miles from Manhattan. I have painted for about 40 years whenever I could find the time. I also studied at The New School and at SUNY Purchase in 2000-2001. Other painters have dedicated a portion of their work to business. Well executed canvases include Edgar Degas's Cotton Exchange in New Orleans and Edward Hopper's office interiors. My art is business.
I draw inspiration from some of the philosophies of great painters including Hopper who said, "If you could say it in words, there'd be no reason to paint." James McNeill Whistler said, "An artist is not paid for his labor, but his vision." And Degas said, "A picture is an artificial work, outside nature. It calls for as much cunning as the commission of a crime."
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